Thermometer
device · 1714 · Early modern era
An instrument for measuring temperature (Fahrenheit, mercury).
Inventors: Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit, Hero of Alexandria.
What it is made of
- Glass capillary tube — has part. A fine channel.
- Reservoir — has part. A bulb with liquid.
- Measurement scale — has part. Degrees.
Principles and materials it uses
- Thermal expansion — uses. A liquid expands when heated.
- Mercury — is made of. Mercury thermometers.
Where it is used
- Weather station — is part of. A thermometer.
What it is a kind of
- Clinical thermometer — includes. A thermometer.
- Infrared thermometer — includes. A pyrometer is a thermometer that measures temperature at a distance by infrared.