Every year, Brian Williams Science helps you find the perfect gift for the science enthusiast in your life. Today, we present the Galileo Thermometer with Glass Globe Barometer!
Every year, the Brian Williams Science publishes a set of articles aimed at helping you find the perfect gift for the science enthusiast in your life. We call it Giving the Gift of Wonder. This year, we’ve got a very special list of great gifts ideas meant to inspire curiosity and imagination. Some are for children. Others are for adults. Many are for kids of all ages! Chances are that you’ll be able to check a few names off your list with some of the ideas you find here. And as usual, we hope that you will take time this holiday season to Do Some Science!
Today’s Gift Idea: Galileo Thermometer
This beautiful gift uses a blend of old and new technology to interpret the weather. It is based on a thermoscope invented by Galileo Galilei in the early 1600s. The Galileo thermometer is filled with a clear liquid that suspends multiple colored weights. As the liquid within the weights changes temperature their density changes allowing the weights to rise or fall. The lowest weight at the very top of the Galileo reflects the temperature. The fun doesn’t end there. Included with the thermometer is a water barometer. The glass water barometer indicates changes in the atmospheric pressure. A low fluid level in the glass spout generally means fair weather while a higher fluid level in the glass spout means foul weather approaches. Who needs a meteorologist?
