Water thermometer
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A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, forascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains itsmaximum density. This is about 39º Fahr., or 4º Centigrade; and fromthat point down to 32º Fahr., or 0º Centigrade, or the freezingpoint, it expands.
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