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Thermometer (Britannica)
Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica entry on the thermometer, tracing Galileo's open thermoscope of about 1592 through Fahrenheit's sealed, scaled mercury thermometer of 1714.
Facts
PublisherEncyclopaedia Britannica
URLhttps://www.britannica.com/technology/thermometer
Source Typeencyclopedia
Reliability Tier1
Sources
Thermometer (Britannica)
Claims Backed By This Source (26 claims)
This source backs 26 claims across the atlas. As facts: 15 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.
Disposition By Topic
- Scientists, 15 claims: 9 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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