Objekt 17
Temperature comparison table
Description
The table shows the units Fahrenheit, Réaumur, Newton and de l'Isle in comparison with the "Thermomètre Universel" by Micheli du Crest. The Geneva politician, physicist, cartographer and surveyor Jacques-Barthélemy Micheli du Crest (1690-1766) was sentenced to life imprisonment for political activities and imprisoned for 18 years in Aarburg Castle, where he also made this table. His main focus was the further development of the thermometer.
Object description
Manufacturer: Micheli du Crest (1690-1766)
Aarburg, April 1751
Ink on paper, glued on wood
Inscription: Fait au Château d'Aarbourg en Avril 1751
Purchase 1916 from Mr. Bröckelmann, teacher at the Gewerbeschule
Deposit Institute of Physics of the University of Basel, Phys. 1112.
Inv. 1986.414.