[time-nuts] nubie querie

jimlux jimlux at earthlink.net
Thu Mar 11 04:58:43 UTC 2010


J. Forster wrote:
> If you like starting from scratch, get a copy of "Procedures in
> Experimental Physics" by John Strong.
> 
> -John
> 
>

And, relevant to the thermal time constant discussion.. That book has a 
great section on thermal diffusion and conductivity, along with a chart 
of material properties.


A newer book is "building scientific apparatus" by Moore, et al. 
There's a whole section on precision temperature control (where 
precision means milliKelvin)..

But not as much fundamentals stuff as in Strong. e.g. Moore assumes you 
can buy a vacuum pump, Strong tells you how to build one..what a 
difference 60 years makes.

But even Strong doesn't tell you how to make cast iron from ore. 
Lindsay Books is your friend, then.




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