Six's maximum and minimum thermometer is a registered thermometer that can record the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time, for example 24 hours. It is used to record the extremes of temperature at a location, …

2015年8月4日 · A Six’s thermometer functions by using alcohol to expand or contract the mercury inside to display both the highest and lowest temperatures of a given time period. There are bulbs at the top of each arm of the tube, one above each indicator.

A maximum–minimum thermometer. The scales are Fahrenheit on the inside of the U and Celsius on the outside. The current temperature is 23 degrees Celsius, the maximum recorded is 25, and the minimum is 15; both read from the base of the small markers in each arm of the U tube.

2023年10月9日 · Two hundred years ago James Six devised the self-registering thermometer which bears his name (Fig. 1). Before the end of the 18th century its value as a meteorological instrument had been recognized and from the earliest years of the 19th century it served to record submarine temperatures within all the world’s oceans.

Six's thermometer is a thermometer which can measure the maximum and minimum temperature during a given time, devised by James Six in 1782. It is also known as a Maximum minimum thermometer. It is still in common use wherever a simple way is needed to measure the extremes of temperature at a location, e.g. in meteorology and horticulture ...

5 天之前 · A U-shaped thermometer, designed by J. W. Six, with a bulb that contains creosote. Mercury occupies the bend in the tube and a spring-loaded index rests on the mercury's meniscus in each leg of the tube.

The Six's thermometer was invented by James Six in the UK in 1780. It records the maximum and minimum temperature for the time interval since it was last reset. It is reset by using a magnet to reposition the small steel markers in the glass tube that indicate the …

Six's thermometer is popular among gardeners, and for use in greenhouses. It's purpose is to record the maximum and minimum temperatures reached since the thermometer was last read, typically around 24 hours. Generally speaking the minimum temperature occurs during the night and the maximum temperature occurs during the day.

Six's thermometer is a registering thermometer which can record the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time, for example 24 hours. The thermometer indicates the current temperature and the highest and lowest temperatures since last reset.

Six’s thermometer is a registering thermometer which can record the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time, for example 24 hours. The thermometer indicates the current temperature and the highest and lowest temperatures since last reset.