The Early History of the Thermocouple

By L.B. Hunt

doi:10.1595/003214064X812328

ISSN: 0032-1400

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Affiliations: ¹ Johnson Matthey – Co Limited
Source: Platinum Metals Review, Volume 8, Issue 1, Jan 1964, p. 23 - 28
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1595/003214064X812328
- Published online: 01 Jan 1964

Abstract

The name of Seebeck is indissolubly associated with the discovery of thermoelectricity and the thermocouple. But how did Seebeck^’s researches fit into the general background of contemporary scientific work, and how did they lead on to the development of the modern thermocouple pyrometer? This article outlines the early history of the couple up to the time when it became accepted as an accurate and reliable means of measuring high temperatures.

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The Early History of the Thermocouple

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