Add to albumThis 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
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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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