Standard mercury thermometer, by Ronketti, 1846

Made:: 1846 in London

maker:: John George Harris Ronketti

Standard mercury Fahrenheit thermometer (15 to 103 degrees)

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Standard mercury Fahrenheit thermometer (15 to 103 degrees)
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Standard mercury Fahrenheit thermometer (15 to 103 degrees) with sprung ivory scale plate in glass sheath, by John George Harris Ronketti, 19 Leather Lane, Holborn, London, 1846

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Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1995-1029

Materials:: ivory, brass (copper, zinc alloy), sealing wax, complete, glass and mercury

Measurements:: overall: 445 mm 22 mm, .095kg

type:: mercury thermometer

credit:: Meteorological Office, Berkshire

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Standard mercury thermometer, by Ronketti, 1846

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