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Pair of thermometers, one alcohol-in-glass, one mercury-in-glass, both measuring in the range -30 to 50 degrees Centigrade one broken, marked in both degrees Centigrade and degrees Fahrenheit, mounted together on wood, made by Negretti and Zambra, London, in case, case marked ?M.S.R.?, made 1850-1924 (Wellcome No. B837).
Details
- Category:
- Heat
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- 1997-1746
- Materials:
- mercury, leather, wood (unidentified), textile, cotton (fibre), brass (copper, zinc alloy), glass, box (wood) and felt
- Measurements:
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overall (case closed): 24 mm x 186 mm x 64 mm, 0.136kg
overall (case open): 16 mm x 186 mm x 220 mm, 0.136kg
- type:
- mercury thermometer
- credit:
- Wellcome Trustees
