Standard mercury thermometer, 1854

Made:: 1854 in Kew and Surrey

maker:: Kew Observatory

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Mercury standard Fahrenheit thermometer
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Mercury standard Fahrenheit thermometer, (10-140 degrees) made at Kew Observatory, dated June 1854

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Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1995-1018

Materials:: glass and mercury

Measurements:: overall: 460 mm 7 mm, .045kg

type:: mercury thermometer

credit:: Meteorological Office, Berkshire

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Standard mercury thermometer, 1854

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