Casella-Miller Mercury Thermometer, 1869
- Made:
- 1869
- maker:
- Casella, L. P.
- designer:
- William Allen Miller
- inventor:
- James Six
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Casella-Miller mercury deep-sea thermometer, invented by James Six, England, designed by William Allen Miller, England, and made by L. P. Casella, London, England, 1869. This type of Casella-Miller mercury deep-sea thermometer was used on the HMS Challenger Expedition (1872-1876). The plastic body surrounding the thermometer obviously post-dates the thermometer itself.
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- Category:
- Oceanography
- Object Number:
- 1876-820/1
- Materials:
- glass, mercury, steel (metal)
- type:
- thermometer
- taxonomy:
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- materials
- materials
- inorganic material
- metal
- nonferrous metal
- furnishing and equipment
- measuring device - instrument
- credit:
- Admiralty Hydrographic Department
- status:
- Permanent collection
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