People of a certain age may remember Merthiolate and Mercurochrome in the household medicine chest. Whenever someone skinned ...

Glass mercury thermometers are favored by some people because of their accuracy. But pinpoint accuracy is not necessary for most home uses, the authors said.

And it gives readings in a fraction of the time of a glass thermometer — less than 30 seconds with some models. Most digital thermometers are plastic one-piece units shaped like a small pen.

It was one of Daniel Fahrenheit's most famous inventions. Now, after nearly 300 years as a household fixture, the mercury glass thermometer is bound for the museum. The Canadian government ...

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This article was originally published with the title “Thermometer Glass at Higher Temperatures” in SA Supplements Vol. 53 No. 1368supp (March 1902), p. 21927 doi:10.1038 ...

Once calibrated, a mercury-in-glass thermometer requires no additional adjustment, if undisturbed, and those readings were generally accurate to one- or two-tenths of a degree Fahrenheit.