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NWS Seattle on Twitter: "Born this date in 1686, Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit was a German physicist and inventor who developed the Mercury thermometer and the temperature scale bearing his name that is
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Thermometer from 300 years ago made by Mr Fahrenheit sells for a whopping £67,000 at auction | Daily Mail Online
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Thermometer from 300 years ago made by Mr Fahrenheit sells for a whopping £67,000 at auction | Daily Mail Online
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