Mercury-in-glass standard thermometer

Made:
1889 in Kew and Surrey
maker:
Kew Observatory

Mercury-in-glass standard thermometer marked `Kew standard No.683 Kew Observatory February 1889' and initialled [J.F.]? with white backing to scale. Scale -29 to 280 degrees

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1995-1019
Materials:
glass and mercury
Measurements:
overall: 62.2 cm
type:
thermometer
credit:
Meteorological Office, Berkshire