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"Frog" thermometer
The "frog" thermometer or—as the Cimento academicians defined it, the botticino [small-toad] thermometer—contained small glass spheres of different density, which were immersed in acquarzente. The glass is cracked and therefore the liquid has been lost. The device was used as a clinical thermometer, [...]
Creator
- Ferdinand II de' Medici [attr.]
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Thermometer
- thermometers
Medium
- glass
- Glass
- glass (material)
Creator
- Ferdinand II de' Medici [attr.]
Publisher
- Museo Galileo - Istituto e Museo di Storia della Scienza
Subject
- Meteorology
- mechanical engineering
- meteorology
Type of item
- Thermometer
- 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:409011
Extent
- length 80 mm
Language
- eng
- ita
Is part of
- Medici collections
- Cimento Academy collection
References
- http://catalogue.museogalileo.it/biography/FerdinandIIMediciGrandDukeTuscany.html
Year
- 1640
- 1660
Providing country
- Italy
Collection name
Last time updated from providing institution
- 1970-01-01T00:55:01.122Z