Thermometer

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OBJECT TYPE: MERCURY/BATHY/CELSIUS/MOUNTED
DATE: 1975–1987
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.0688.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: AES BATHY
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL HOLDER/ GLASS THERMOMETER/ MERCURY?

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 35.2 cm
Width: 33.8 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Meteorology
Category: Atmospheric temperature measurement
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970's & 1980's
Canada: A THERMOMETER MADE IN ENGLAND BY A BRITISH COMPANY FOR THE CANADIAN METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE, PROBABLY AFTER 1975 WHEN THE BROADCAST OF TEMPERATURE IN CELSIUS BEGAN IN CANADA.
Function: AN INSTRUMENT THAT MEASURES TEMPERATURE BY MEANS OF ITS EFFECT ON A COLUMN OF MERCURY IN GLASS; BATHY THERMOMETERS ARE USED SPECIFICALLY TO MEASURESURFACE WATER TEMPERATURES AT FIXED LOCATIONS SUCH AS DOCKS, CANALS, BEACHES, & LOCKS.
Technical: A TYPE OF THERMOMETER USED BY THE CANADIAN SERVICE AFTER1971. A BATHY THERMOMETER IS MOUNTED IN A METAL HOUSING WITH THE THERMOMETER BULB PROJECTING INTO A SMALL CISTERN IN THE HOUSING, SO THAT WHEN THE INSTRUMENT WITHDRAWN FROM THE WATER, THE BULBREMAINS IMMERSED. THE HOUSING IS PLATED TO REFLECT RADIATION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: Black lettering reading 'AC 75 0202 AES BATHY' & marked for -5 to 35 C.
Missing: From CA of 01/03/1994 by Tony Missio: No - Complete
Finish: CLEAR, COLOURLESS TUBE FRONT WITH WHITE BACK/ METALLIC BULB/ PLATED HOLDER
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Thermometer, between 1975–1987, Artifact no. 1987.0688, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.0688.001/

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