Reform of the International System of Units (SI): Philosophical, Historical and Sociological Issues

Contributor(s): de Courtenay, Nadine (Editor), Darrigol, Olivier (Editor), Schlaudt, Oliver (Editor)

ISBN: 9780367662608

Publisher: Routledge

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Pub Date: September 30, 2020

Dewey: 530.81209

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.46" H x 9.21" L x 6.14" W ( 0.69 lbs) 212 pages

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Series: History and Philosophy of Technoscience

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Description:

Systems of units still fail to attract the philosophical attention they deserve but this could change with the current reform of the International System of Units. This book invites a philosophical inquiry that promises to overcome the tensions that have long obstructed science studies.