Inventing Temperature
Measurement and Scientific Progress
Seiten
2004
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517127-3 (ISBN)
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-517127-3 (ISBN)
Takes a historical and philosophical approach to examine how scientists were able to use scientific methods 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.
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.
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.
Hasok Chang is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy of Science at University College London.
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
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 15.7.2004 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science |
| Zusatzinfo | 30 line illus. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 621 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit |
| Naturwissenschaften ► Physik / Astronomie ► Thermodynamik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-19-517127-6 / 0195171276 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-19-517127-3 / 9780195171273 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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