Museo Galileo
italiano
previous
Virtual Museum
Mercury thermometer
    • Setting:
      Room XVIII
    • Maker:
      Dollond firm
    • Place:
      London
    • Date:
      late 18th cent.
    • Materials:
      brass, wood, glass
    • Dimensions:
      height 179 mm, width (box open) 85 mm
    • Inventory:
      2029
    • Mercury thermometer (Inv. 2029)
    • Mercury thermometer (Inv. 2029)

Mercury thermometer mounted on a brass plate and housed in a lined wooden case. A Fahrenheit scale is engraved on the brass plate. Made by Dollond.