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In-depth: Thermometric scales of the Accademia del Cimento
The Accademia del Cimento used different thermometric scales, whose lower reference point was the temperature of melting ice. On the 50-degree thermometer—the meteorological instrument of choice—that point was set at 13.5 degrees. The maximum (and purely empirical) value was defined as the level reached [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Type of item
- In depth
Providing institution
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Issue date
- 2010
- 2010
Identifier
- urn:imss:indepth:100352
Format
- text/image
Language
- eng
- ita
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- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/object/BoxWithThermometers.html
Year
- 2010
Providing country
- Italy