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cogar

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Re: Need help for an antique thermometer
« Reply #15 on: January 19, 2017, 08:04:01 am »
Now I wasa thinking that that thermometer was probably a “specialized” one for use in a laboratory, testing facility or production facility given the fact that its “marked” graduations range from 3.5 (F/C) to 4.1 (F/C) with the 3.7 being the critical one.
 

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Re: Need help for an antique thermometer
« Reply #16 on: January 19, 2017, 09:01:33 am »
Cogar, I would not think so, The range of 35 - 42 degree Celsius is the range of temperature a human has, with 36.7 degree as the approximate normal temperature.

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Re: Need help for an antique thermometer
« Reply #17 on: January 19, 2017, 02:21:14 pm »
OOPS ..... my bad, ....... I thought about converting it to Fahrenheit but was lazy.

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Re: Need help for an antique thermometer
« Reply #18 on: January 19, 2017, 02:39:23 pm »
So 37.6 is our 98.6 ??

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Re: Need help for an antique thermometer
« Reply #19 on: January 20, 2017, 04:11:35 am »
Google tells me that 98.6 Fahrenheit is 37 Celsius...

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Re: Need help for an antique thermometer
« Reply #20 on: January 20, 2017, 07:35:11 am »
Thats close enough for government work as they say !!  Thanks Mat !!