Thermometers, probably made by Negretti & Zambra

Add to album

This type of thermometer was used on SS 'Scotia' between 1902 and 1904, on its expedition to the Antarctic. The thermometer was made around 1900, probably by Negretti & Zambra, scientific instrument makers based in London.

The thermometer pictured above in the photograph is a spirit thermometer with a scale reading from -90 to 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The lower instrument is a mercury thermometer and has a scale reading from -40 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit. The instruments are marked 'SCOT: ANT: EXPED: 1902', with Meteorological Office markings.

This expedition was led by William Spiers Bruce (1867-1921), a zoologist. There was no official British government backing for this voyage of exploration to the Weddell Sea, as Robert Falcon Scott was already in Antarctica.

Record details

To search on related items, click any underlined text below.

• Online ID: 000-180-000-978-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
  Project description   View all records in project
• Ref: National Museums Scotland  
• Date: 1902
  
• Material:
• Dimensions:
• What:
• Subject:
• Who:
• Where:
• Event:
• Description:
• References:
  • A.D. Morrison-Low. Marine Sampling and Collecting Equipment in the Collections of the national Museums of Scotland. The Scottish Naturalist (forthcoming). 
  • For the Scottish National Antarctic Expedition, see R.N. Rudmose-Brown et al. The Voyage of the 'Scotia': being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration in Antarctic Seas. Edinburgh, 1906. 
  • For W.S. Bruce, see R.N. Rudmose-Brown. A Naturalist at the Poles: The Life, Work and Voyages of Dr W.S. Bruce the Polar Explorer. London, 1923. 
• Translations:
• Related Records: