In 1901, Ferdinand Kurlbaum and Ludwig Holborn invented the disappearing-filament pyrometer about the same time that Harmon Northrup Morse invented it.
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1901: Disappearing-filament pyrometer - The book of science
In 1901, Ferdinand Kurlbaum and Ludwig Holborn invented the disappearing-filament pyrometer about the same time that Harmon Northrup Morse invented it.
In 1803, Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau calibrated his platinum pyrometer with a mercury thermometer and compared its results to the Wedgwood scale.
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1803,1830: Platinum pyrometer - The book of science
In 1803, Louis-Bernard Guyton de Morveau calibrated his platinum pyrometer with a mercury thermometer and compared its results to the Wedgwood scale.

1759,1764: Pyrometer - The book of science
In 1759, James Ferguson invented a pyrometer to measure thermal expansion of metals.