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Sanctorius' clinical 'thermometer', 1612. Artist: Unknown

Sanctorius' clinical 'thermometer', 1612. Artist: Unknown

1-157-645 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Sanctorius' clinical 'thermometer', 1612. Santorio Santorio (1561-1636). Italian physician known as Sanctorius invented his air thermoscope or clinical 'thermometer' in 1612. One end, which was globe-shaped, was placed in the patient's mouth and the other in a bowl of water. The serpentine thermometer was graduated with glass beads.

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  1. Santorio Sanctorius: Italian: Scientist, physicist
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  1. Woodcut
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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3622x4823
File Size : 51,179kb

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  1. 006008
  1. 006008
  1. 0460000342
  1. 1-157-645
  1. 1157645
  1. 342
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