[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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