'Galileo's Thermometer' or 'Termometro Infingardo', 1989-1999
- Made:
- 1989-1999 in Stillwater
- maker:
- Ad-Glass
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Thermometer consisting of a number of glass balls weighted to be of different densities, in a liquid, arranged to sink one after the other as the temperature rises, known as a 'termometro infingardo' or (incorrectly) as 'Galileo's thermometer', made by Ad-Glass, Stillwater, Oklahoma 14075, 1989-99.
Details
- Category:
- Heat
- Object Number:
- 1999-177
- Measurements:
-
overall (estimate): 480 mm x x , 100 mm, 1.405kg
- type:
- thermoscope and thermometer
- credit:
- Robinson, Dr. D. A.
