Mercury thermometer
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| Mercury thermometer by George Adams | |
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| Manufacturer | George Adams |
| Production years | 1780–1800 |
| Production location | London |
At the time of the Great Storm of 1703, the temperature was measured in inches of mercury or alcohol, up and down from arbitrary zero points – there was no commonly agreed scale. Fahrenheit and Celsius devised the scales most familiar to us today, using the freezing and boiling points of water as fixed references
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[edit] In the Science Museum's Records
Inv No : 1893-139