Thermometer | MCQs

Explanation

In 1714, Dutch scientist  Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first reliable thermometer,

using mercury instead of alcohol and water mixtures.

In 1724, he proposed a temperature scale which now bears his name.

Galileo made his first telescope in 1609

Barometer Inventor: Evangelista Torricelli

Steam engine Inventor: Thomas Savery

Microscope Inventor: Zacharias Janssen

Explanation

Mercury is used in thermometers because It has a high coefficient of expansion so that even a small rise in temperature 

Galileo Galilei is claimed to be the inventor of the thermometer.

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