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ANTIQUE #SA1008196

Boxwood Thermoscope By Watkins & Hill

£1,600    $2,168    €1,885
An early boxwood differential thermometer by Watkins & Hill of London, circa 1825.
 
Signed to the rear of the thermometer scales: WATKINS & HILL 5 CHARING CROSS LONDON
 
Both scales divided 50 - 0 – 50.
 
 
The thermoscope, or differential thermometer, used to measure the transmission of heat was invented in the early nineteenth century by the physicist Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford.
 
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1008196
Dateline of this antique is Regency
Height is 37cm (14.6inches)
Width is 26cm (10.2inches)
Depth is 14cm (5.5inches)
Antique ID: SA1008196
Item: Boxwood Thermoscope By Watkins & Hill - (reference SA1008196)
Buying direct from seller: Hatchwell Antiques
£1,600



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