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In 1803, Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau calibrated his platinum pyrometer with a mercury thermometer and compared its results to the Wedgwood scale. #Poetry #Science #History #Thermometry #Pyrometer #Guyton (https://sharpgiving.com/thebookofscience/items/p1803c.html)
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tomsharp · @tomsharp
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In 1759, James Ferguson invented a pyrometer to measure thermal expansion of metals. #Poetry #Science #History #Pyrometer #Ferguson (https://sharpgiving.com/thebookofscience/items/p1759.html)
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