Inventing temperature: measurement and scientific progress
Auteur :
Chang, Hasok
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195337389
Date de publication :
7 févr. 2008
Dimensions :
23,1 x 15,5 x 2,0 cm
Poids :
431 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Chang examines how scientists first created thermometers; how they measured temperature beyond the reach of standard thermometers; and how they managed to assess the reliability and accuracy of these instruments without a circular reliance on the instruments themselves.