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• n  thermometer consisting of mercury contained in a bulb at the bottom of a graduated sealed glass capillary tube marked in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit; mercury expands with a rise in temperature causing a thin thread of mercury to rise in the tube

• mercury-in-glass thermometer

News & Articles

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• Local Temperatures Break Records
  As a heat wave sweeps across the U.S., temperatures from Kalispell to West Glacier are hitting record highs and sparking safety warnings from area meteorologists. A heat advisory for Northwest Montana was in effect through July 3, with forecasted temperatures approaching 100 degrees. The National Weather Service’s mercury thermometer at Glacier Park International Airport reported 94 degrees at 6 ...
  July 2, 2013 - Flathead Beacon