ABSTRACT
The application of standard measurement is a cornerstone of modern science. In this collection of essays, standardization of procedure, units of measurement and the epistemology of standardization are addressed by specialists from sociology, history and the philosophy of science.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |42 pages
Making the Field
part |41 pages
Standardizing and Representing
part |44 pages
Calibration – Accessing Precision from Within
part |34 pages
The Apparatus of Commensurability
part |43 pages
Standards and Power – The Question of Authority
