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Thermometer (Britannica)
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Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the thermometer, tracing Galileo's open thermoscope of about 1592 through Fahrenheit's sealed, scaled mercury thermometer of 1714.
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PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/technology/thermometer
Source Typeencyclopedia
Reliability Tier1
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This source backs 23 claims across the atlas. As facts: 12 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 6 connected. Plus 3 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Scientists, 12 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 connected, 2 general references.
- Instruments, 6 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 3 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
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