jan 1, 1620 - First thermostat

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"The very first thermostat we know of is a 1620 invention by Dutch inventor, Cornelis Drebbel. While you’d expect the first thermostat created to manage the tireless fanning of a furnace, Drebbel’s was more of a poultry problem. His first mercury thermostat was invented to reliably regulate the air temperature inside his chicken incubator. And this was the beginning of thermostat history!"

Source: https://getmysa.com/blog/thermostat-talk/the-history-of-thermostats-and-their-evolution-to-smart/

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