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2. Mercury-in-glass thermometer - Wikipedia

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   A medical mercury-in-glass maximum thermometer showing the temperature of 38.7 °C (101.7 °F). One special kind of mercury-in-glass thermometer, called a maximum thermometer, works by having a constriction in the neck close to the bulb. As the temperature rises, the mercury is pushed up through the constriction by the force of expansion.

3. Thermometer - Wikipedia

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   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 occurs with a change in temperature; and (2) some means of converting this change into a numerical value (e.g. the visible scale that is marked on a mercury ...

4. Room temperature - Wikipedia

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   A digital thermometer reading an ambient temperature of 36.4°C (97°F) in an unventilated room during a heat wave; a high indoor temperature can cause heat exhaustion or heat stroke in a person. The World Health Organization in 1987 found that comfortable indoor temperatures of 18–24 °C (64–75 °F) were not associated with health risks ...

5. This oven thermometer is one of Ina Garten's secret ... - AOL

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   Wide temperature range (100-600°F) Cons. ... "I use this thermometer to test the accuracy of various ovens during a home inspection," shared one satisfied shopper. "I compared the thermometer ...

6. These Infrared Thermometers Can Check Temperatures ... - AOL

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   iHealth No-Touch Forehead Thermometer. Price: $50 from Amazon Buy It Amazon customers have made this no-touch thermometer a top seller, and it earns an average user score of 4.2 out of 5 from more ...

7. Temperature measurement - Wikipedia

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   The first sealed thermometer was constructed in 1654 by the Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ferdinand II. [1]: 19 The development of today's thermometers and temperature scales began in the early 18th century, when Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit produced a mercury thermometer and scale, both developed by Ole Christensen Rømer.