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title: Clinical Thermometer, c. 1800
author: Science Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/17866/clinical-thermometer-c-1800/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2023-08-31
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# Clinical Thermometer, c. 1800
_Authored by Science Museum, London_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/17866.png)
## Image Caption
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](https://www.worldhistory.org/science/) Museum, London)
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/objects/co90980/hunter-type-clinical-thermometer-thermometer) by **Science Museum, London**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 31 August 2023. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.