alb4020904

Sanctorius' clinical 'thermometer', 1612. Artist: Unknown

Sanctorius' clinical 'thermometer', 1612. Santorio Santorio (1561-1636). Italian physician known as Sanctorius invented his air thermoscope or clinical 'thermometer' in 1612. One end, which was globe-shaped, was placed in the patient's mouth and the other in a bowl of water. The serpentine thermometer was graduated with glass beads.

Share
Pinterest
Twitter
Facebook
Copy link
Email

Add to another lightbox

Do you already have an account? Sign in

You do not have an account? Register

Buy this image. Select the use:

Title: Sanctorius' clinical 'thermometer', 1612. Artist: Unknown

Caption: Sanctorius' clinical 'thermometer', 1612. Santorio Santorio (1561-1636). Italian physician known as Sanctorius invented his air thermoscope or clinical 'thermometer' in 1612. One end, which was globe-shaped, was placed in the patient's mouth and the other in a bowl of water. The serpentine thermometer was graduated with glass beads.

Credit: Album / Oxford Science Archive / Heritage Images

Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
Rights questions?

Image size: 3622 × 4823 px | 50.0 MB

Print size: 30.7 × 40.8 cm | 1426.0 × 1898.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords: 17TH CENTURY • B & W • B / W • B W • B&W • BLACK & WHITE • BLACK AND WHITE • CENTURY • CLINICAL • CONCEPT • COUNTRY • GUY • HEALTH • HEAT • HOT WEATHER • INVENTION • ITALIA • ITALIAN • ITALY • LOCATION • MALE • MAN • MEASUREMENT • MEDICINE • MEN • MONOCHROMATIC • MONOCHROME • PATIENT • PEOPLE • SANCTORIUS • SANTORIO SANCTORIUS • SANTORIO SANTORIO • SANTORIO • SCIENCE • SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT • SEVENTEENTH CENTURY • TEMPERATURE • THERMOMETER • WARMTH • WOODBLOCK PRINT • WOODCARVING • WOODCUT • XYLOGRAPHY