Thermometer

Mercury thermometer (10 inches) in a wooden mount with a wire hanging hook. Graduated from 30 to 210 degrees Fahrenheit.

Believed to have been used to measure the ambient temperature within the Geomagnetism Unit of the Royal Greenwich Observatory at Herstmonceux.

Object Details

ID: AST0765
Collection: Astronomical and navigational instruments
Type: Thermometer
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Places: Herstmonceux Castle
Date made: circa 1900
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 16 mm x 27 mm x 350 mm