| Galileo thermometers: A Brief history | | | | affects its buoyancy. This scientific discovery is |
| The Galileo thermometer is a very useful device | | | | the backbone of the Galileo thermometers. |
| that mixes up the contemporary design with the | | | | Galileo thermometers: Description |
| age-old discovery to interpret the temperature. | | | | This thermometer is a slender tube which is |
| The device bears the name of the great scientist | | | | sealed on the both ends. It contains a transparent |
| who formulated the original item on the basis of | | | | liquid, mainly water. There are several calibrated |
| his findings. The genius made an immense | | | | globes inside the vertical tube. The calibration is |
| contribution to the pasture of science by his | | | | done in a meticulous way. Each of them contains |
| inventions and interpretations of the scientific | | | | a distinctly colored liquid to lend an amazing appeal |
| phenomenon. The original device made by Galileo | | | | to the device. Their colorful looks have nothing to |
| was not a thermometer in a true sense, rather it | | | | do with the accuracy in the temperature reading. |
| was a thermoscope. No numerical scale was | | | | They only enhance the charm of the item. With |
| attached with the original item. There is a little | | | | the change in the surrounding temperature, the |
| controversy over the year of its invention but | | | | globes bob up or down reflecting the verity in |
| the most accepted opinion is that it was made in | | | | Galileo's finding. |
| the year of 1593. It took a long time for the | | | | Galileo thermometers: Other functions |
| Galileo thermometers to get transformed into the | | | | Apart from being used to measure the |
| modern appealing look. Santorio, a doctor by | | | | temperature, the device is also on high demand to |
| profession deserves the full credit of converting | | | | deck up the décor. The item adds an oomph |
| the thermoscope into a temperature reading item. | | | | factor to the interior by flooding the entire |
| Galileo Thermometers: Science behind its | | | | ambience with the soft hues. The Galileo |
| functioning | | | | thermometers are available in numerous sizes |
| The Galileo thermometers heavily rely on the | | | | with a little variety in the outer appearance |
| basic principle of buoyancy and the factors having | | | | though the inside story remains the same for all |
| impact upon it. According to Archimedes' principle, | | | | of them. One such popular version is the 62cm |
| if an object weighs more than the weight of the | | | | Galileo thermometers. Though they are used to |
| amount of water it disperses, it sinks and in the | | | | read the temperature of the surrounding where |
| opposite case, it floats. The principle of buoyancy | | | | they are placed, but the doctors recommend |
| is strongly influenced by the surrounding | | | | using the baby Galileo thermometer to measure |
| temperature. The density of an object is | | | | the body temperature of the babies as they are |
| correlated with the temperature which in turn | | | | safe for the little champions. |