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  2. Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology

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    1612 — Santorio Sanctorius makes the first thermometer for medical use. 1617 — Giuseppe Biancani published the first clear diagram of a thermoscope; 1624 — The word thermometer (in its French form) first appeared in La Récréation Mathématique by Jean Leurechon, who describes one with a scale of 8 degrees. [2]

  3. Galileo thermometer - Wikipedia

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    A Celsius Galilean thermometer in two degree gradations. A risen orange orb denotes 24 °C. A Galileo thermometer (or Galilean thermometer) is a thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying density. The individual floats rise or fall in proportion to their respective density and the ...

  4. Thermoscope - Wikipedia

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    It is thought, but not certain, that Galileo Galilei discovered the specific principle on which the device is based and built the first thermoscope in 1593. [citation needed] In the 17th century Galileo mentioned to his friend Cesare Marsili that he invented a thermoscope as far back as 1606. [6]

  5. Timeline of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    1593 – Galileo Galilei invents one of the first thermoscopes, also known as Galileo thermometer [1] 1650 – Otto von Guericke builds the first vacuum pump 1660 – Robert Boyle experimentally discovers Boyle's law, relating the pressure and volume of a gas (published 1662) [2]

  6. List of Italian inventions and discoveries - Wikipedia

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    Galileo thermometer: invented by Galileo Galilei in 1593. Toffoli gate: a universal reversible logic gate invented by Tommaso Toffoli. Public toilets: latrines were part of the sanitation system of ancient Rome, placed near or as part of public baths .

  7. Rare letter signed by Founding Fathers expected to fetch $1 ...

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    “An important expression of the emerging American policy of free trade, likely the only available example of any letter signed by all three of these Founding Fathers, the men most responsible ...

  8. ICE: Nearly 180,000 noncitizens deliberately not detained ...

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    (The Center Square) – In the second and third quarters of fiscal 2024, U.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement agents removed nearly 68,000 illegal border crossers, ICE says. ICE claims the ...

  9. ‘Word of the Lord.’ Local houses of worship for the Deaf ...

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    The Rev. Prentice D. Marsh began an oral quiz in spoken English and sign language on their Bible readings, teasing that he didn’t want to catch anyone sneaking answers on their cellphones.