Product Overview
Large free standing Galileo Thermometer approx 56cm tall
Based on an idea by Galileo
Searching for a way to measure exact temperatures, Galileo discovered this fascinating method. He placed several exactly weighted balls in a cylinder filled with a certain liquid. He found that the balls rose or fell according to the current temperature. By this method he was able to determine the correct temperature.
This thermometer works on the this principal.
The lowest floating ball within the group at the top of the cylinder tell the correct temperature.
