Galileo invented an air thermometer in about 1600, but changes in atmospheric pressure made accurate measurement difficult. Liquids were quickly used instead and Gabriel Fahrenheit was the first to use alcohol (1709) and Mercury (1714), in a thermometer.
Mercury in a thermometer is poisonous if it is inhaled or ingested. When a thermometer breaks, mercury vapor can be released into the air, which can be harmful if breathed in. Additionally, if mercury is ingested, it can be absorbed into the bloodstream and cause poisoning.
Mercury stays contained in the tube of a mercury thermometer when in use. It does not escape into the air as long as the thermometer is intact. However, if the thermometer is broken or improperly disposed of, mercury vapor can be released into the air, which is harmful to health.
If the mercury is separated in the thermometer tube, the best course of action is to dispose of the thermometer properly to avoid exposure to mercury. It is not safe to attempt to repair a mercury thermometer on your own due to health and environmental concerns related to mercury exposure. Contact your local waste management facility for guidance on how to safely dispose of the thermometer.
The mercury thermometer was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714, while the alcohol thermometer was developed by Ole Christensen RΓΈmer in 1709.
When a mercury-in-glass thermometer is placed in hot water, the mercury expands rapidly due to the increased temperature, causing the level to momentarily rise before dropping back down as the thermometer equilibrates with the new temperature. The initial rise is due to thermal expansion of the mercury, while the subsequent drop occurs as the system reaches thermal equilibrium.
The first mercury thermometer was created by physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714. He used mercury because it expands and contracts very uniformly with changes in temperature.
It was Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit.
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In 1714, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer.
The first modern thermometer, the mercury thermometer with a standardized scale, was invented by Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit in 1714.
Using a thermometer we can measure the temperature.
Daniel FahrenheitGalileo Galilei (1564-1642) Italian physicist, invented a basic air thermometer. That is the first known inventor. But we do know that the Ancient Greeks had basic thermometers but it is unknown who made it.
In 1724 Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer.
Mercury in a Mercury thermometer is typically silver in color.
It could be used to do this - it is capable of doing it. However, Mercury is poisonous and a mercury thermometer is made out of fragile glass. Thus the danger that the thermometer would break releasing mercury into the milk (which would be for a person to drink) means that a mercury thermomiter is not the temperature sensor to use in this instance.
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No, the external bulb of a thermometer is typically made of glass to hold the mercury inside. Mercury is usually contained within the glass bulb to measure temperature accurately without exposing the user to the toxic substance.