Thermometer - Solar Radiation

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Item ST 22119 Thermometer - Solar Radiation, Fahrenheit, J. Hicks, London, England, 1906

Summary

Solar radiation thermometer, used to furnish an estimate of intensity of solar radiation. Scale marked 10 to 190 degrees Fahrenheit. Made by J. Hicks, London, and furnished with a Certificate of Examination by the National Physical Laboratory, Kew Observatory, Richmond, Surrey, signed by R.T. Glazebrook, Director, dated December 1906. Used at Melbourne Observatory.

Physical Description

The bulb and 1 1/2 inches of the stem are coated with dull lamp black. The thermometer is enclosed in a glass sheath completely exhausted of air. Divided on the stem and figured every 10 degrees.