Collection

Earth thermometer

Made:
1968 in London
maker:
G H Zeal Limited

Earth thermometer, Six's, maximum and minium, mercury and alcohol-in-glass, fahrenheit, made by G. H. Zeal Ltd., England. Tube bent at right angles, with Six's thermometer horizontal. Marked Ref No Met 1614, MO24875/68. Dated 1968. Scale 20 to 120

Details

Category:
Meteorology
Object Number:
1995-1076
Materials:
glass and mercury
Measurements:
overall: 23.8 cm
type:
earth thermometer, alcohol thermometer, mercury thermometer and maximum & minimum thermometer
credit:
Meteorological Office, Berkshire

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