Accession No

0273.2

Brief Description

table of thermometer scales, by Benjamin Martin, English, 1772

Origin

England; London

Maker

Martin, Benjamin

Class

prints; thermometry

Earliest Date

1772

Latest Date

1772

Inscription Date

1772

Material

paper; wood; glass; plastic

Dimensions

height 542mm; breadth 131mm

Special Collection

Robert Whipple collection

Provenance

Inscription

‘B.Martin
delineavit
ad.1772.’ (top left)
‘Thermometrum
Magnum
or the
Standard
Thermometer’ (bottom left)

Description Notes

Engraving showing 5 different temperature scales: Farenheit, De L’Isle, Newton. Standard and Reaumur. Details down side of state changes of various substances against the relevant temperatures. Framed.

Complete

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