Dear John, I read it too and the Luddite comments as well. I wish that this thermoeter went to my country, to the Leiden Science Museum. It is part of our heritage. Although I reject the Fahrenheit scale, I still think that it started standardizing thermometric measurement. Before that it was a muddle. There was even a thermometer with 18!!! scales! Fahrenheit also invented the mercury in glass thermometer and he made some important discoveries. Any biography of Fahrenheit will show his achievements. I respect Fahrenheit as a person and as a scientist. He was a member of the prestigious British Royal Society. Fahrenheit was the first, than came Celsius and Kelvin. I would never want a modern thermometer with a Fahrenheit scale in my home, but I would love to posses a replica of one of his thermometers. Even these would cost a lot of money. At the Leiden museum some years ago I saw one of his own thermometers in working order. The room thermometer was at 20 degrees Celsius, and the Fahrenheit one was at 68 degrees.
Yours, Han ----- Oorspronkelijk bericht ----- Van: "Kilopascal" <[email protected]> Aan: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Verzonden: Donderdag 30 augustus 2012 06:03:41 Onderwerp: Rare mercury thermometer made by Daniel Fahrenheit in early 1700s set to fetch £100,000 at auction | Mail Online The comments are most interesting, especially the tired old Luddites that can't divide 10 by 3 or are hung-up on this needless exercise. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2194635/Rare-mercury-thermometer-Daniel-Fahrenheit-early-1700s-set-fetch-100-000-auction.html#ixzz24y6RYgP8
