air-thermometer

A new air-thermometer has been invented by M. Pouillet, for the purpose of measuring degrees of heat in very high temperatures; an object hitherto of very difficult attainment.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 372, May 30, 1829 Various

The apparatus is, in a word, a large air-thermometer, inside the bulb of which the subject is sitting.

Respiration Calorimeters for Studying the Respiratory Exchange and Energy Transformations of Man Francis Gano Benedict 1913

Put another kind of test of heat beyond it and it appears; coat the air-thermometer with a bit of black cloth, and that will absorb heat and reveal it.

Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Henry White Warren 1871

Watch your air-thermometer, on which the beam of heat is pouring, for the result.

Recreations in Astronomy With Directions for Practical Experiments and Telescopic Work Henry White Warren 1871

While incompetent to produce the faintest glimmer of light, or to affect the most delicate air-thermometer, they will inflame paper, burn up wood, and even ignite combustible metals.

Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856