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Hydrometer with thermometer
Inside this hydrometer is soldered a thermometer with a spherical bulb, containing a red-tinted liquid (probably acquarzente). The hydrometer stem has green enamel graduations and ends in two bulbs, one of which contains lead pellets. This instrument, probably invented in the Accademia del Cimento circle, [...]
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Hydrometer
- Thermometer
- hydrometers
- thermometers
Medium
- glass
- Glass
- glass (material)
Creator
- Europeana
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Hydrometer
- Thermometer
- hydrometers
- thermometers
Medium
- glass
- Glass
- glass (material)
Providing institution
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Rights
- © Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Creation date
- mid-17th cent.
- 1660
- 1640
Places
- Florence
Identifier
- urn:imss:instrument:409032
Extent
- length 240 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
- Cimento Academy collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/indepth/Academies.html
Year
- 1640
- 1660
Providing country
- Italy