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    • A thermometer is a device that measures temperature (the hotness or coldness of an object) or temperature gradient (the rates of change of temperature in space). A thermometer has two important elements: (1) a temperature sensor (e.g. the bulb of a mercury-in-glass thermometer or the pyrometric sensor in an infrared thermometer) in which some change occ… See more

    A standard scale

    While an individual thermometer is able to measure degrees of hotness, the readings on two thermometers cannot be compared unless they conform to an agreed scale. Today there is an absolute thermodynamic temperature scale. … See more

    History

    Sparse and conflicting historical records make it difficult to pinpoint the invention of the thermometer to any single person or date with certitude. In addition, given the many parallel developments in the thermomet… See more

    The Thermometer & the Scientific Revolution - World History Encyclopedia
    The scientific purpose of the thermometer was to accurately measure small degrees of temperature variation in all atmospheric conditions. Why was the thermometer important for the Scientific Revolution?
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