Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 653 g
Measurement and Scientific Progress
Buch, Englisch, 304 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 653 g
Reihe: Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science
ISBN: 978-0-19-517127-3
Verlag: Clarendon Press
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.




