Talk:Timeline of temperature and pressure measurement technology

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Copyright Permission to modify and distribute this and other timelines originally developed by Niel Brandt have been granted to wikipedia. See Talk:Timeline of transportation technology -15:26, 20 June 2002‎ DavidLevinson

Unverified date for Galileo?

Does anyone have an attribution for the 1592 entry on Galileo? The earliest date I can find is about 1606-1607, which is still way before any other entry, but God is in the details, no? Dandrake 19:22 23 Jul 2003 (UTC)

Another user has mentioned that this date contradicts with his/her research (to be verified), and has added the relevant information at Thermometer. I've added tags here and there. -postglock 04:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have posted a refrence for the date on the Talk:Thermometer. The date is 1593 not 1592. --Wiz126 05:23, 6 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I have posted a comment on Talk:Thermometer, which is "about... the end of 1592". There is no contradiction, just uncertainty. It is unlikely that invention happened on one day, but probably took months. We can be reasonably sure that in 1593 a working model existed, from an idea at least as early as 1592. Source: Robert Benedict (1984) Fundamentals of Temperature, Pressure, and Flow Measurements, 3rd ed, quoting Vincenzo Viviani. Also John Elliott (1892) The Life of Galilei Galileo. History is less certain than the www sometimes suggests.Chemical Engineer 13:05, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Taking it in the rectum

I've seen a man named Allbutt (if you can believe it) credited withe inventing the rectal thermometer in 1866. Can somebody confirm & include? Trekphiler 23:38, 9 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Allbutt, Sir Thomas Clifford. according to Encyclopaedia Britannica 10:03, 4 February 2007 (UTC)~~

DWEM

these are all Dead White European Males. What about all the other worlds cultures that were well advanced when when Europe was in the dark ages and persecuting each other? Muslim empire, China, India, et cetera.. (unsigned)

Answer: It would appear that they did not invent / discover the thermometer. I have never seen any explicit suggestion to the contrary. (unsigned)

Another answer. The very comprehensive Islamic Technology (1986) by Ahmad Y. al-Hassan and Donald R. Hill (which also covers pre-Islamic technology by way of introduction) makes no mention of temperature measuring devices.Chemical Engineer 13:19, 18 August 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Split article into temperature separate from pressure

Currently hard to see pressure items. Would be better if split into two articles ? - Rod57 (talk) 00:35, 27 August 2014 (UTC)[reply]

more History of Temperature needed

This timeline seems to be the best current "History of temperature measurement" in WP. We need more than a timeline! Please contribute to the History section of the Temperature measurement article.-73.61.15.226 (talk) 15:29, 11 November 2017 (UTC)[reply]