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Temperature Measurement in Enginering - A Classic Two Volumes Set
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By H. Dean Baker, E.A. Ryder and N.H. Baker, Volume I (1953),Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York and Chapman & Hall, Limited, London
and Volume II (1961),
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York - London
LOC Catalog Card Number: 53-11565.
This classic pair of small First Edition books were the mainstay on the subject of temperature measurement for virtually all mechanical, chemical, nuclear, control and industrial engineers for the decades after the Korean War in the U.S.A.. Much of the content is as applicable today as it was in the 1950s and 60s.
The lead author, Baker, wrote began the volumes in the 1950s while a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Columbia University, but it grew out of research & development conducted in the Mechanical Engineering and Physics Departments of Columbia University. It certainly belongs in the library of any engineer or researcher who seeks applications details.
The intent of the books were to provide, in a convenient non-mathematical form, the information to help one measure temperature. It covers the common measurement technologies used in temperature measurement at the time including, Thermocouples and their circuits, plus methods for attachments to obtain best measurement results, Resistance Thermometers (RTDs) and Radiation Pyrometers.
Perhaps the most practical aspect of these books is the significant amount of attention paid to applications in measurement of Surface Temperatures, Rapidly Changing Temperatures, Moving Bodies, Transparent Bodies, Liquids, Gases, High Temperature Gases, Low Temperatures, Flame Temperatures, Arc Plasma, Upper-Air, Stellar and Nuclear-Reactor Temperatures.
These volumes have been in my library for more than thirty years and are being retired as I retire from further design and practice on temperature measurements and teaching. I expect they will find a receptive home soon. They are in good to excellent condition with a few signs of wear for regular use.
