Authored by two highly respected experts in this specialist area, The Fundamentals of Radiation Thermometers is an essential resource for anyone intending to measure the temperature of an object using the radiated energy from that object. This readable, user-friendly book gives important background knowledge for anyone working in the field of non-contact thermometry.

The book begins with an accessible account of how temperature scales are set up and defined, and explores the historic development of temperature scales and Planck s radiation law. Through explaining the...