HAPP One-Day Conference on 'Measure for Measure: A History of Measurement'

Event date
Event time
10:30 - 17:00
Venue
Mathematical Institute (in-person and online)
Woodstock Road
Oxford
OX2 6GG
Venue details

L2

Event type
Lectures and seminars
Event cost
Free
Disabled access?
Yes
Booking required
Required

St Cross Centre for the History and Philosophy of Physics (HAPP) One-Day Conference: 'Measure for Measure: A History of Measurement'
In person and livestreamed online
Saturday 7 June from 10.30am to 5pm BST in the Mathematical Institute

This conference will examine the history of measurement, starting from the ancient world and following the evolution of measuring methodologies and the development of measuring instruments over the eras up to the present day. It will discuss the establishment of the metric system and consider examples of famous experiments across the centuries. The conference will conclude with a philosophical perspective on measurement.

All the details and the weblinks to register for the conference are available here: HAPP One-Day Conference - Measure for Measure: A History of Measurement | St Cross College.