Further information
Watch
Watch as Michael de Podesta discusses the kelvin, the SI base unit for temperature.
Science lecture
Watch a science lecture on the topic of temperature measurement.
Innovations in High Temperature Measurement by Graham Machin
Activity
Download the 'Absolute Scale' activity and test out your knowledge.
To take part in this activity, click the 'Download ZIP' link on. Once downloaded onto your computer, extract the contents, and then double click on the Absolute Scale.exe file. This will then open the activity.
Read more
Temperature by T. J. Quinn, 2nd Edition, 1990, Academic Press,
Documents relating to the International Temperature Scale of 1990, the text and realisation, can be found at www.bipm.org, under CCT publications.