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Kinematics - Galileo

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• Thermometer based on the<br />

expansion of gases .<br />

• Basic target: measurement of<br />

the temperature of patients.<br />

• Inaccurate, due to the<br />

variability of the atmospheric<br />

pressure.<br />

• Torricelli, however, removed<br />

completely the air and turned<br />

it into the well known<br />

barometer!<br />

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