Connections

Monday, November 22, 2010

18th Century Inventions, non-violent

Alcohol Thermometer- 1709
  • Earliest 
  • Efficient
  • Less toxic than Mercury, but evaporates fairly quick


Mercury Thermometer- 1714
  •  Easier to read
  • More modern
  • Still used today

Both thermometers were invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit

Celsius was developed in 1742.  The founder of Celsius was Anders Celsius.

Alcohol Thermometer
Alcohol Thermometer Photo
Mercury Thermometer
Mercury Thermometer Photo
 Celsius
 

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