Inventing temperature : measurement and scientific progress / Hasok Chang.

  • Chang, Hasok.
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[2004], ©2004
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Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2004], ©2004.

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xviii, 286 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-274) and index.

Contents

Keeping the fixed points fixed -- Spirit, air, and quicksilver -- To go beyond -- Theory, measurement, and absolute temperature -- Measurement, justification, and scientific progress -- Complementary science-history and philosophy of science as a continuation of science by other means.

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  • 0195171276
  • 9780195171273