ANSWERTRIVIA.COM: We ask you, humbly: don't scroll away.

Dear Reader, If you use ANSWERTRIVIA a lot, this message is for you. We're sure you are busy so we'll make this quick: Today we need your help. We don't have salespeople. We depend on donations from exceptional readers, but fewer than 2% give. If you donate just a coffee, lunch or whatever you can today, ANSWERTRIVIA could keep thriving. Thank you.
(Secure PayPal)
*Everything counts! No minimum threshold!
Thank you for inspiring us!

Enter Another Question

8/13/21

[Answer] What was used to fill thermometers before mercury?

We have looked all around the web to find the most relevant answer to your query: 


What was used to fill thermometers before mercury?


  • Brandy:The first thermometers, which were used in the 1600s, are nearly identical to those used today, except they were filled with brandy rather of mercury. The liquor was eventually replaced with mercury due to the material's wider range of liquid-state temperature. In a mercury or alcohol thermometer, the liquid expands as it is heated and contracts when it is cooled, so the length of the liquid column is longer or shorter depending on the temperature. Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit, a Dutch scientist and inventor, constructed the first sealed-in-glass thermometer in 1714, using mercury instead of alcohol.



If you want to answer this question or elaborate it, just do it with below below format in comment box:

@Answer@YourDisplayName@ 

We will ensure your response will help others.

No comments:

Post a Comment