About Magazine Podcasts Events
Museum Hours

Digital Collections

Rare books, Engravings

Plate 1: Capacities of bodies for heat; views of mercurial and water thermometer divisions

  • 1808

Rights

Public Domain

Download selected image

PDFSmall JPG1200 x 1695px — 382 KBLarge JPG2880 x 4068px — 2.1 MBFull-sized JPG3926 x 5546px — 3.5 MBOriginal fileTIFF — 3926 x 5546px — 62.4 MB
View
Public
Domain
PDF
Download PDF

Fig. 1 is intended to illustrate Dalton's ideas on the subject of the capacities of bodies for heat.

Fig. 2 is a comparative view of the old and new divisions of the scale of the mercurial thermometer.

FIg. 3 is a view of the divisions of a water thermometer.

Author
Engraver
Printer
Place of publication
Format
Genre
Extent
  • 22 cm H
Subject
Rights Public Domain Mark 1.0
Credit line
  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

Institutional location

Department
Collection
Physical container
  • Volume 1, Part 1

View in library catalog

Learn More

Scientific Biography
John Dalton

Related Items

Cite as

Dalton, John. “Plate 1: Capacities of Bodies for Heat; Views of Mercurial and Water Thermometer Divisions.” In A New System of Chemical Philosophy. Manchester, England: S. Russell, 1808. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/41687j10p.

  Export citation (RIS) ?

This citation is automatically generated and may contain errors.

The Science History Institute recognizes there are materials in our collections that may be offensive or harmful, containing racist, sexist, Eurocentric, ableist, or homophobic language or depictions. The history of science is not exempt from beliefs or practices harmful to traditionally marginalized groups. The Institute is engaged in ongoing efforts to responsibly present and address the evidence of oppression and injustice inextricable from the history of science. If you would like to learn more about our ongoing efforts or if you encounter harmful, inaccurate, or insufficient descriptions, please contact us at digital@sciencehistory.org.