Do termoscópio ao termômetro digital: quatro séculos de termometria
This work describes the evolution of temperature measurement in the last four centuries using thermometers based on the thermal expansion of liquids such as ethyl alcohol and mercury. The concept of temperature was strongly dependent on the researcher and there was no systematic temperature scale fo...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Química
2006-12-01
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Series: | Química Nova |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422006000600041&lng=en&tlng=en |