Thermometer
Thermometer
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- Description
- Mercury-in-glass thermometer of the sort associated with James Currie (1756-1805), a physician in Liverpool, England.
- Ref: Memoir of the Life, Writings and Correspondence of James Currie, M.D., F.R.S. (London, 1831).
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- thermometer
- date made
- ca 1797
- Physical Description
- glass; organic material (unspecified); wood; leather; brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16.2 cm; 6 3/8 in
- case, closed: 7/8 in x 6 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 17.4625 cm x 4.7625 cm
- case, opened: 2 1/16 in x 6 7/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 5.23875 cm x 17.4625 cm x 5.715 cm
- thermometer: 5/16 in x 6 1/4 in x 1 1/2 in;.79375 cm x 15.875 cm x 3.81 cm
- ID Number
- 1984.0032.01
- accession number
- 1984.0032
- catalog number
- 1984.0032.01
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- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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