Decorative Outdoor Thermometers
Galileo’s Floating Ball Thermometers
What is it? How does it work? Who is Galileo? Can I build a floating ball thermometer?
The answers to life’s persistent questions about the great inventor, Galileo Galilei in 1593.Galileo from Italy
A Galileo thermometer is a special type of temperature indicator that was invented by the famous scientist Galileo Galilei in 1593. This type of thermometer uses several different containers or bulbs of varying mass, each with a temperature marking. Because the buoyancy of water changes with temperature, some of the containers sink while others float. A simple Galileo thermometer will not be extremely accurate, but can demonstrate the principle. The more containers used in the thermometer, the more effective it will be.
These are exceptional cool sitting on a desk or coffee table. Guaranteed to create conversation anytime company arrives and a lingering pause hovers over the assembled personage. Galileo’s thermometer can be purchased or built as a craft or exercise that can be completed with children. Follow the link below to build your own floating ball thermometer and see how through the miracles of science the current temperature can be viewed.
How to Build a Galileo Thermometer | eHow.com
Learn more about the Galileo thermometer at Wikipedia.
You can buy several different styles of the Galileo thermometer at http://www.and-the-temperature-is.com/scrollgardengalileo. Additional thermometers are available on the Best Decorative Outdoor Thermometers website for your review and purchase.
Thermometers are not only useful but are interesting and certainly can teach us a lot.
Still building mine,
Weather Wizard.
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