Ordinary spirit-in-glass thermometers, marked for Scott's antarctic expedition of 1902

PART OF:: Two ordinary spirit-in-glass thermometers

Made:: 1902 in London

maker:: James Joseph Hicks

One of two ordinary spirit-in-glass thermometers, signed by J. Hicks of 8,9 and 10 Hatton Garden, London. Marked for Scott's Antarctic Expedition of 1902, and with Met Office and Kew Observatory numbers. Scale -75 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit

Details

Category:: Meteorology

Object Number:: 1995-971/1

Materials:: glass and mercury

Measurements:: tube: 187 mm

type:: thermometer

credit:: Meteorological Office, Berkshire

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