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Casartel of Amsterdam made this alcohol thermometer
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Alcohol thermometer in wooden glazed case by F. Casartel, Amsterdam, Holland, 1720 to 1750. Scale plate marked with Fahrenheit and Florentine divisions.
Casartel of Amsterdam made this alcohol thermometer. He marked it with both Fahrenheit and Florentine scales, as no one scale was universally recognised at the time. The domestic design of the thermometer shows its probable origin as a stylish ornament rather than an instrument for serious science.
Details
- Category:
- Meteorology
- Object Number:
- 1954-254
- Materials:
- alcohol, wood (mahogany), wood (oak veneer), metal (unknown) and glass
- Measurements:
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overall: 25 mm x 150 mm x 550 mm, 1.31kg
- type:
- alcohol thermometer
- credit:
- National Maritime Museum
