'Galileo's Thermometer' or 'Termometro Infingardo', 1989-1999

Thermometer consisting of a number of glass balls weighted to be of different densities, in a liquid, arranged to sink one after the other as the temperature rises, known as a 'termometro infingardo' or (incorrectly) as 'Galileo's thermometer', made by Ad-Glass, Stillwater, Oklahoma 14075, 1989-99.

Collection

Science Museum

Inventory Number

3162888

Title

'Galileo's Thermometer' or 'Termometro Infingardo', 1989-1999

Object Type

PhysicalObject

Measurements

- overall (estimate): 480 x 100 mm; 1.405kg