Thermometer

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This brass domestic thermometer was made around 1820, probably by Alexander Adie (1775-1858), a scientific instrument maker based in Edinburgh.

The mercury-in-glass thermometer is mounted on a brass plate and graduated in Fahrenheit degrees from 0 to 220, with 'Water/boils at 212 and 'Freezing' at 32. The oak back has a handle-shaped upper portion and there is a brass ring for suspension.

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• Online ID: 000-100-102-723-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  T.1973.3
• Date: Around 1820
  c. 1820
  
• Material: Glass, brass plate, oak back, brass ring. Inscription: A. Adie / Edinburgh Water / Boils Freez / ing
  
• Dimensions: 90 mm x 450 mm
  
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• Subject: 22. PHYSICS, Heat (Departmental Classification)
  
• Who: A. Adie, Edinburgh (Maker)
  
• Where: Scotland, Midlothian, Edinburgh
  
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• Description: Fahrenheit, mercury-in-glass thermometer of brass, signed by Alexander Adie, Edinburgh, c. 1820
  
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