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LicenseCombined hydrometer and thermometer invented and made by Assier
Science Museum Group
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum
Combined hydrometer and thermometer invented and made by Assier Perricat in 1803, Paris (Thermometer bulb broken)
glass with mercury and additional lead shot in glass weight, and paper scale; case: leather-covered wood
Details
- Category:
- Experimental Chemistry
- Object Number:
- 1980-1198
- Materials:
- glass, lead (metal), paper (fibre product) and leather
- type:
- hydrometer
- credit:
- Sotheby's (New Bond St)
