01 A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. Th…
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A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains its maximum density. This is about 39° Fahr., or 4° Centigrade; and from that point down to 32° Fahr., or 0° Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands.(Physics)