Thermoscope

Japanese: thermoscope
Thermoscope


[history]
Apart from ancient magical devices that used thermal expansion, it is said that G. Galileo was the first to devise a device that showed changes in temperature. In the early 17th century, he created something similar to what we call a gas thermometer today, but because it was affected by fluctuations in atmospheric pressure, it was not considered a true thermometer and was called a thermoscope (meaning temperature detector). Thermometers with a structure in which a liquid is sealed inside a glass tube were put to practical use in Italy and other countries in the mid-17th century and spread throughout Europe.

*Some terminology that mentions "thermoscope" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[歴史]
 熱膨張を利用した古代の魔術まがいのしかけを別とすれば,温度の変化を示す装置を最初に考案したのはG.ガリレイといわれる。彼は,今日いう気体温度計に近いものを17世紀初期に作ったが,大気圧の変動の影響を受けるものであったから,真の温度計とはみなされず,サーモスコープthermoscope(温度見の意)と呼ばれた。ガラス管の中に液体を封入した構造の温度計は,17世紀半ばにイタリアなどで実用化され,ヨーロッパ各地に普及した。…

※「thermoscope」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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