NAME OF INVENTOR | DESCRIPTION |
Daniel Fahrenheit | Fahrenheit invented thermometers accurate and consistent enough to allow the comparison of temperature measurements between different observers using different instruments. Fahrenheit is also credited with inventing mercury-in-glass thermometers more accurate and superior to spirit-filled thermometers at the time. The popularity of his thermometers led to the widespread adoption of his Fahrenheit scale attached to his instruments |
NAME | DESCRIPTION | CITY | STATE/COUNTRY |
BIRTHPLACE | UL. OGARNA 95, GDAŃSK, OLD TOWN – HOUSE | GHANDSK | POLAND |
BAPTIZED | ST MARY’S CHURCH | GHANDSK | POLAND |
SCHOOL | ST MARY’S SCHOOL | GHANDSK | POLAND |
SCHOOL | GHANDSK GYMNASIUM | GHANDSK | POLAND |
DEATHPLACE | HOUSE WHERE GABRIEL FAHRENHEIT DIED IN 1736, AT PLEIN SQUARE, THE HAGUE | HAGUE | NETHERLANDS |
BURIAL | KLOOSTERKERK -CHURCH | HAGUE | NETHERLANDS |