Talk:Thermometer

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How about thermometers that use color changing materials to determine body temperature? Jaberwocky6669 22:24, Mar 12, 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Contradiction

Wikipedia mentions that this article lacks sources. I submit that this article is as accurate and non-specific as it can be/needs to be. It is simply an introduction and does not need sources as its' source material is those links at the bottom of the page that have all the citations necessary with the information. I also do not believe that it is contradictory with the timeline article, as the exact date is unknown, as well are all the facts on this subject not completely known. This is as accurate as this article need be and is purposfully split beyond that to limit its' size. Please refer to all articles on this subject for a complete range of resources and review other information to come to a conslusion as to exact dates as these are still in debate. ---- unsigned comment was added by Borghuman (talk • contribs) .

As far as I can tell this debate will be continued well into eternity unless someone can invent a time machine and settle it once and for all. -—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Borghuman (talk • contribs) .

I found out that Galileo Galilei invented a rudimentary water thermometer in 1593, Yet in here Timeline_of_temperature_and_pressure_measurement_technology it said Galileo invented it in 1592. Which is it? -—The preceding unsigned comment was added by Wiz126 (talk • contribs) .

I have no idea, but what was your source? This should probably be cited, too... -postglock 04:17, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I've also added similar tags at Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology. -postglock 04:21, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I did a little search and I found Galileo Galilei in the Table of Notable Modern Inventions and Discoveries on the History Channle. According to them, Galilei invented the Water thermometer in 1593 Here is the link (scroll down a little) History Channle Link. --Wiz126 05:17, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

For some reason I forgot to Google first :-)... Strange though, because I seem to get a similar amount of hits for Galileo thermometer 1592 (704) as I do for Galileo thermometer 1593 (640). I'm not really sure what to think. The History Channel is not the most reliable of sources, but I'm not sure what other authoritative sources we might find this information in. Perhaps we could just give a date range? -postglock 00:28, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Although the history channle is not the most reliable source I do think its allot more reliable then other sources. Here is another Source About they say 1593 a well. --Wiz126 02:10, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, I do agree that it is more reliable than other internet sources. My point is that there are plenty of other sources that also say 1592 (and some that say 1606, etc) if you google for it... I am just not sure what to do in a case like this, where the date is far from definitive. -postglock 11:55, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

You say that "The thermometer was invented in 1592(source), however others claim it was in 1593(next source) while others give 1606(third source)." or something like that. Thus it's up to the reader what they want to believe. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 19:49, 7 October 2006 (UTC)

Fair call, but in this case, with so many sources, and with none of them particularly reliable, seems almost moot to list sources, really. -postglock 03:18, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, that was based on the sources being reliable. All you really need though i someone with access to a better public library than I do is to go and look through some reference material and see what they say. The sources don't have to be online. CambridgeBayWeather (Talk) 15:19, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

i thought galileo created the thermoscope not the thermometer since it didn't have measurements, Santorio added a scale and created the first thermometer or am i wrong?