Clinical Thermometer, c. 1800

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Illustration

Mark Cartwright
by Science Museum, London
published on 31 August 2023
Clinical Thermometer, c. 1800 Download Full Size Image

A c. 1800 clinical thermometer and wooden case. Its design follows that of instruments made by the Scottish anatomist and surgeon John Hunter (1728-1793). Mercury, glass, and ivory, and with a scale in Fahrenheit. (Science Museum, London)

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