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Mercury thermometer
Mercury thermometer probably built by Felice Fontana, comprising a pear-shaped bulb and a long broken tube, mounted on a wooden board with the scale marked on paper. The board is hinged and folds flat when the clasp is released.On the back are the following notations in Fontana's handwriting: "a, [...]
Creator
- Felice Fontana [attr.]
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- chemistry
- Chemistry
Type of item
- Thermometer
- thermometers
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- second half 18th cent.
- 1800
- 1751
Places
- Italian
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:016711
Extent
- length 581 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Lorraine collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/AntoineLaurentLavoisier.html
Year
- 1751
- 1800
Providing country
- Italy