Basic Concepts of Measurement

Ellis, Brian:

ISBN 10: 0521095565 / ISBN 13: 9780521095563

Published by Cambridge University Press, 1968

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232 Seiten; B2015-7 0521095565 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 500.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Concepts of Measurement
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication Date: 1968
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 0521095565
• ISBN 13: 9780521095563
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 500 grams
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Synopsis

The nature of measurement is a topic of central concern in the philosophy of science and, indeed, measurement is the essential link between science and mathematics. Professor Ellis's book, originally published in 1966, is the first general exposition of the philosophical and logical principles involved in measurement since N. R. Campbell's Principles of Measurement and Calculation (1928), and P. W. Bridgman's Dimensional Analysis (1931). Professor Ellis writes from an empiricist standpoint. His object is to distinguish and define the basic concepts in measurement, for example: scale, quantity, unit. dimension, number and probability. He discusses the problem of classifying scales of measurement and the special logical problems associated with each kind of scale. A translation of mach's Critique on the Concept of Temperature, which gives his views on the nature of measurement more fully than in any of his other works, is given as an appendix.

Book Description

The nature of measurement is a topic of central concern in the philosophy of science and, indeed, measurement is the essential link between science and mathematics. Professor Ellis's book, originally published in 1966, was the first general exposition of the philosophical and logical principles involved in measurement since 1931.