DocumentCode :
1505917
Title :
A matter of degree [History of physical standards]
Author :
Schooley, James F., Sr.
Volume :
13
Issue :
3
fYear :
2010
fDate :
6/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage :
38
Lastpage :
41
Abstract :
People are born with a sense of hot and cold, and historically they quickly learned to distinguish degrees of hot and cold. The story is told that one of the early cave dwellers asked his mate for a hot cup of juice and she dutifully placed a few berries into the family\´s stone cup and set it near the fi re until steam arose from it, then handed it to him. He took a large gulp that scalded his mouth, spit the hot fluid onto the ground and shouted something that meant, "Please, not that hot!"
Keywords :
Glass; History; Instruments; Land surface temperature; Moon; Mouth; Strontium; Temperature measurement; Temperature sensors; Thermal expansion;
fLanguage :
English
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
Publisher :
ieee
ISSN :
1094-6969
Type :
jour
DOI :
10.1109/MIM.2010.5475166
Filename :
5475166
Link To Document :
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