thermoscope

(ˈθɜːməˌskəʊp)

(General Physics) a device that indicates a change in temperature, esp one that does not measure the actual temperature

thermoscopic, ˌthermoˈscopical adj

ˌthermoˈscopically adv

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thermoscope

a device for giving an approximation of the temperature change of a substance by noting the accompanying change in its volume. — thermoscopic, adj.

See also: Heat

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He also invented the thermoscope and various military compasses.

Past in Perspective

The Thermoscope which was invented by Galileo in 1592 is semi-quantitative and displayed shifts in the temperature.

A REVIEW ON THERMOGRAPHY IN DENTISTRY

Everything indicates that the sunspots are centers in which the temperature is less, and I have demonstrated as much with the thermoscope. But it is also clear that the source of these lacunae is rather an eruption coming from the inside of the nucleus, rather than a simple drop in temperature produced in the photosphere by factors analogous to those in terrestrial meteorology, which would be difficult to imagine in the sun, whereas internal eruptions cannot be avoided in a body placed in such conditions.

On the theory of sunspots proposed by Signor Kirchoff

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