Inventing temperature : measurement and scientific progress
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Inventing temperature : measurement and scientific progress
（Oxford studies in the philosophy of science）
Oxford University Press, 2004
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-274) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In Inventing Temperature, Chang takes a historical and philosophical approach to examine how scientists were able to use scientific method to test the reliability of thermometers; how they measured temperature beyond the reach of thermometers; and how they came to measure the reliability and accuracy of these instruments without a circular reliance on the instruments themselves. Chang discusses simple epistemic and technical questions about these
instruments, which in turn lead to more complex issues about the solutions that were developed.
Table of Contents
Chronology:
1: Keeping the Fixed Points Fixed
2: Spirit, Air, and Quicksilver
3: To Go Beyond
4: Theory, Measurement, and Absolute Temperature
5: Measurement, Justification, and Scientific Progress
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