Part of ENGLAND EXPECTS issue. South Kensington, London. Thermometers on display at the Science Museum. Various shots of girl looking at old thermometers from 16th century to present day. Various C/Us of unusual thermometers: one used by gardeners, one that reacts quickly to change, one for use underground, a pocket thermometer that looks like a watch, clay cones used in potteries to test heat of kilns, a thermometer in a walking stick handle. Various C/Us of a nurse holding a thermometer. M/S of shadows of nurse reading a bed ridden patient's temperature. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT'S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930
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