Thermometer

Description

Mercury-glass thermometer, ivory scale and brass cap, signed and made by Jesse Ramsden of London, c. 1770

Museum reference

T.1974.189

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Thermometer

Production information

Ramsden, Jesse, 1735 - 1800
London, England, Northern Europe

Date

c. 1770

Materials

Glass, Mercury, Ivory, Brass

Physical description

Ivory scale, glass tube, brass cap