Inventing Temperature: Measurement and Scientific Progress (Oxford Studies in Philosophy of Science)
by Hasok Chang
Inventing Temperature explores the history and philosophy of temperature measurement, considering how measurement practices shape scientific knowledge and progress. Hasok Chang presents a focused study of the relationship between measurement, inquiry, and the development of science.
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Inventing Temperature examines the measurement of temperature and its significance for scientific inquiry.
The book considers how measurement practices contribute to the development and refinement of scientific knowledge.
Situated within the philosophy of science, it explores the relationship between scientific progress and the ways phenomena are measured.
This study offers a focused perspective on temperature as a case for understanding broader questions about science and measurement.
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