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Line 2: [[File:Max Min Thermometer.JPG\|250px\|right\|thumb\|A maximum–minimum thermometer. The scales are Fahrenheit on the inside of the U and Celsius on the outside. The current temperature is 23 degrees Celsius, the maximum recorded is 25, and the minimum is 15; both read from the base of the small markers in each arm of the U tube. The bulbs are hidden by a plastic housing.]] '''Six's maximum and minimum thermometer''' is a registering [[thermometer]] that can record the [[MMTS (meteorology)\|maximum and minimum temperatures]] reached over a period of time, for example 24 hours ~~or 1 day~~. It is used to record the extremes of temperature at a location, for instance in [[meteorology]] and [[horticulture]]. It was invented by the British scientist [[James Six]], in [[1780]];<ref>{{Cite book \|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XCRCAQAAMAAJ \|title=Synonyms Monthly Meteorological Magazine \|date=1869 \|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office \|language=en}}</ref> the same basic design remains in use. It is also commonly known as a '''maximum–minimum, minimum–maximum, maxima–minima or minima–maxima thermometer''', of which it is the earliest practical design.

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