Multiple choice

Mercury thermometer was invented by

  1. Galileo

  2. Farenheit

  3. Newton

  4. Priestley
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the mercury thermometer in 1714 and created the Fahrenheit temperature scale. Galileo created an earlier water thermometer (not mercury), Newton worked on temperature scales but not mercury thermometers, and Priestley was a chemist who discovered oxygen. Fahrenheit's mercury thermometer was a major improvement in accuracy and reliability.

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