Measure what is measurable,

and make measurable what is not so.

(Galileo Galilei)
Measurement:
The process of associating numbers with physical
quantities and phenomena.

Measurable:
Capable of being measured; susceptible of
measurement, calculation, or computation.

Man is the measure of all things.

Homo-Mensura Protagoras Fragment 1
Greek philosopher (485 BC - 421 BC)
How could the rotational speed
of a spinning top be measured?
Energy
Electric Mass
Current Area

Temperature
Place
Time

Humidity Volume
pH
Speed And More…

Weight
Pressure Lenght
 Mercury’s volume changes when temperature changes

Glass’ volume don’t change when temperature changes

Mercury’s volume changes is proportional to temperature changes

There are not chemical changes trough time

The measurement’s result is reproducible

Temperature Mercury’s
change volume change

AMPLIFICATION:
Small volume change
transformed in large linear
change

Let convert the change of temperature in a change in Mercury’s

column length

The length of the Mercury’s column will measure the

temperature
How was length’s unit determined?