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Thermometer
Set of 7 thermometers in a velvet-lined wooden case, originally containing 8 thermometers, associated with Sir John Herschel and Alexander Herschel. The thermometers are made of ivory and glass with mercury.
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Object Details
| ID: | AST1050 |
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| Collection: | Astronomical and navigational instruments |
| Type: | Thermometer |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1800-1850 |
| People: | Herschel, Alexander Stewart; Herschel, John Frederick William |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm x 156 mm x 124 mm |