Inventing Temperature
Subtitle: Measurement and Scientific Progress (Oxford Studies in the Philosophy of Science)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: August 30, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 304
ISBN-13: 9780195337389
Subjects: General; Philosophy & Social Aspects; Scientific Instruments; Philosophy / General; Science; Science/Mathematics
First sentence: The scientific study of heat started with the invention of the thermometer That is a well-worn cliche, but it contains enough truth to serve as the starting point of our inquiry.