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Measurement and Scientific Progress (Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science)
By Hasok Chang
"Inventing Temperature" was published by Oxford University Press, USA in July 9, 2004, it has 304 pages and the language of the book is English.
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- Title: Inventing Temperature
- Author: Hasok Chang
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 304
- Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
- Publish Date: July 9, 2004
“Inventing Temperature” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Philosophy - Temperature measurements - Interdisciplinary approach to knowledge - Science - Thermometers - History - Long Now Manual for Civilization - Science, history - Science, philosophy
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL7391015M - OL8004810W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 52720597
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2003058489
- ISBN-13: 9780195171273
- ISBN-10: 0195171276
- All ISBNs: 0195171276 - 9780195171273
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The scientific study of heat started with the invention of the thermometer That is a well-worn cliche, but it contains enough truth to serve as the starting point of our inquiry.
"Inventing Temperature" Description:
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"What is temperature, and how can we measure it correctly? These may seem like simple questions, but the most renowned scientists struggled with them throughout the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In Inventing Temperature, 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." "In a discussion that brings together the history of science with the philosophy of science, Chang presents the simple yet challenging epistemic and technical questions about these instruments, and the complex web of abstract philosophical issues surrounding them. Chang's book shows that many items of knowledge that we take for granted now are in fact spectacular achievements, obtained only after a great deal of innovative thinking, painstaking experiments, bold conjectures, and controversy. Lurking behind these achievements are some very important philosophical questions about how and when people accept the authority of science."--Jacket.
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