Galileo Thermometer Definition
noun
A thermometer made of a sealed glass cylinder containing a clear liquid and several glass vessels of varying densities . As temperature changes, the individual floats rise or fall in proportion to their respective density.
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Origin of Galileo Thermometer
Named after Galileo Galilei , who discovered the principle on it is based: that the density of a liquid changes in proportion to its temperature.
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