# What Are Those Thermometers Called?

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**Created:** [December 8, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-thermometers-called/278816 "2004-12-08T21:19:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![citrus\_x\_paradisi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@citrus\_x\_paradisi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/citrus_x_paradisi)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-thermometers-called/278816/1 "2004-12-08T21:19:35Z")

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Would anyone know the name- if there is one- of the thermometers that are filled with liquids, oils probably, and that have little glass droplets suspended in them?

Thanks. 🙂

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-thermometers-called/278816/2 "2004-12-08T21:22:35Z")

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Galilean thermometers

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**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\
**Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-those-thermometers-called/278816/3 "2004-12-08T21:23:39Z")

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