Question

10 uses of six's maximum and minimum thermometer

Answer 1

Six's thermometer is a registering thermometer which can record the maximum and minimum temperatures reached over a period of time, for example 24 hours. It is used to record the extremes of temperature at a location, for instance in meteorology and horticulture. It was invented by a British scientist James Six, born in Canterbury, in 1780;the same basic design remains in use.
It is also commonly known as a maximum–minimum, minimum–maximum, maxima–minima or minima–maxima thermometer, of which it is the earliest practical design.
The thermometer indicates the current temperature, and the highest and lowest temperatures since last reset.

Answer 2

Six’s thermometer is used where when one wants to know the

maximum or minimum temperature during a day.

It indicates current temperature along with the highest and

the lowest temperatures since it was last set.

It is used to record extreme temperatures at a location as in

meteorology, horticulture etc.

They can be used to measure air temperatures.

Recording data over a period of time means that changes in

the climate could be observed.

They can also be used to measure air temperatures.

The temperatures are shown both in Centigrade and Fahrenheit.

Water temperature is an important factor for determining evaporation

rates since the energy needed to evaporate warmer water is lesser than that for

cooler water. Six’s thermometer is also used to measure this.

Six’s thermometer is also popularly used by gardeners in

greenhouses to plan care for plants better.

They are now filled with safer liquid like alcohol instead

of mercury for measuring temperatures.