Wagner, Carrie2021-12-132021-12-1319011901https://hdl.handle.net/2097/41869Citation: Wagner, Carrie. Evolution of the thermometer. Senior thesis, Kansas State Agricultural College, 1901.Introduction: From the earliest dawn of science, till the eighteenth century two theories of heat were prevalent. By one known as the calorie theory, heat was supposed to be a subtle elastic fluid, which passed through and filled the spaces between the molecules of matter. The other, which comes from the ancient Greeks and has in it the germ of the modern theory, supposed heat to be due to a rapid vibration of the molecules…The organization that has made the Item available believes that the Item is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States, but a determination was not made as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. The Item may not be in the Public Domain under the laws of other countries. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information.ThermometersTemperatureHeatHandwrittenGraduating thesesSenior thesesTextTheses