Six's maximum & minimum thermometer, used in HMS ‘Bulldog’
- maker:
- James Six
- designer:
- Admiral Robert FitzRoy and
- James Glaisher
Six's maximum & minimum thermometer, designed by Admiral Robert FitzRoy, England and James Glaisher, England and made by Negretti and Zambra, London, England, 1855-1865. This thermometer was used in HMS ‘Bulldog’ and HMS ‘Porcupine’ in the North Atlantic.
Details
- Category:
- Oceanography
- Object Number:
- 1876-818 Pt1
- Materials:
- glass, brass (copper, zinc alloy), wood (unidentified) and metal (unknown)
- credit:
- Admiralty Hydrographic Department