Bath Thermometer

Description:

This glass thermometer has a red liquid (probably alcohol), a cylindrical bulb, and a bend in the tube above the bulb. A paper marked “Thermomètre de Bains” carries a scale that extends from -35 to +80 Réaumur graduated in degrees, with indications for such things as “Eau Bou” (boiling water) and the coldest temperature at Paris in 1740, 1777, and 1788. The whole is encased in a glass tube.

Date Made: late 18th century

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: France

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Physical Sciences, Thermometers and Hygrometers, Measuring & Mapping

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Credit Line: U.S. Military Academy

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: PH.316458Catalog Number: 316458Accession Number: 223721

Object Name: thermometer

Measurements: overall: 9 1/2 in; 24.13 cmoverall: 9 7/8 in x 1/2 in; 25.0825 cm x 1.27 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-9519-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1421422

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