Inventing Temperature: Measurement and Scientific Progress

by Hasok Chang

Book Overview

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 18th and 19th 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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195337387
• ISBN13: 9780195337389
• Release Date: September 2007
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"