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mercury maximum thermometer [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-03-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Medical Instruments and Devices
  • Weather Stations and Meteorological Instruments and Equipment
CONT

In the 1990s it was decided that mercury-based thermometers were too risky to handle; the vigorous swinging needed to "reset" a mercury maximum thermometer [made] it easy to accidentally break it and spill the ... poisonous mercury.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Instruments et appareillages médicaux
  • Stations, instruments et équipements météorologiques

Spanish

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