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Traceable Temperatures by J. V. Nicholas and D. R. White, J. Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2nd Edition, 2001.
The following are international specification standards:
IEC 60751: 2008 (BN EN 60751:2008): Industrial platinum resistance thermometers and platinum temperature sensors,
IEC 60584-1:1995 (BS EN 60584-1:1996): Thermocouples – part 1: Reference tables.
Parts 2 and 3 of IEC 60584 are concerned with thermocouple tolerances and extension and compensating cables.
IEC 61515: 1995, Mineral insulated thermocouple cables and thermocouples.
IEC TS 62492-1:2008, Radiation thermometers – Part 1: Technical data for radiation thermometers.
Further information may be found on the NPL web site at www.npl.co.uk on the temperature pages, and at www.euramet.org under Documents and Publications.