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the hs at great depths, fome alteration would be

in the conflruftion of them, principally
upon account of the greet prefilue of the water
the ill deft of which can, I behme, be prevented
no odaer way, than by leaving the tube open. For
the thennometer was toade thong enough to refill
the Frahm without breaking, yet it would be ins-
pothole to he fare, that the figure of the glah would
not thereby be altered, which lhould make the ex-
periment annatain.
Tbe infkrunacot for finding the greaten heat might
be nude joh like that of fig.I. only leaving the top
open. It It to be filled with mercury only, as i5
alio the Iowa part of the ball at tup, but not nor
to high es tk end of the capillary tube. The upper
pen of dim bell, icing kit open, will in a gem
mature bc filled with the fee-water, which wifl be
fumed into it by the preffure.
If this ifillrument (the tube being quite full of
mercury) U plunged 'ono any part of the fea, where
the hew a greater than that of the air above, part of
the mocury will be driven out of the tube and,
upon twinging it into a colder place, the fea-water or
air 'lathe ball will enter into the tube, and will fill
the fpace kft by the mercury.
At this thermometer does not flame the common
degrees of heat, it mull be placed in a seffel of
man with another thermometer, and the hale of
degrees at top will thew how much the heat it has
hem expoW to is greater dun that of the water in
the re&I.
The fea-water getting into the Oafs will corrode
the mercury, and thereby foul the ed.* which
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