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meteorological thermometer
meteorological thermometer

meteorological thermometer

Date1885-1910
Inventory Number1998-1-1249
ClassificationThermometer
Subject
    Maker Henry J. Green fl. 1885 - 1910
    Cultural Region
      Place of Origin
        Place of Use
          Dimensions27.8 x 2.3 x 0.3 cm (10 15/16 x 7/8 x 1/8 in.)
          Material
            DescriptionA thermometer consisting of a glass tube with a mercury capillary, with graduation marks but no numbers, that is fixed to a metal plate that has an engraved scale in Fahrenheit degrees, going from -10 to 140.
            Signedon plate opposite scale: No 20951 HENRY J. GREEN B'KLYN N.Y.
            FunctionA thermometer with a range most useful for determining air temperature.
            ProvenanceFrom the Agassiz station, Harvard University (Harvard, Mass.)
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            Object number: 1998-1-1271b
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            Object number: 1998-1-1270c
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            Date: 1890-1910
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            Object number: 1998-1-1271a
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            Object number: 1998-1-1278
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