What Scale Did Thermometers Use Before Celsius/Fahrenheit?

While 99% of countries on Earth use the correct temperature scale (Celcius), certain rebellious colonies of the Glorious British Empire persist in their usage of the Fahrenheit scale. This video, however, is not about this conflict. Instead, today we'll look at the temperature scales before Mr. Fahrenheit came along.

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Further Reading:

Re-entangling the Thermometer: Cornelis Drebbel’s Description of his Self-regulating Oven, the Regiment of Fire, and the Early History of Temperature by Vera Keller - https://cpb-us-e1.wpmucdn.com/blogs.u...
The Weight of the Air: Santorio’s Thermometers and the Early History of Medical Quantification Reconsidered by Fabrizio Bigotti - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
The Gold Metallurgy of Isaac Newton by Eric Newman - https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/19138...