Do diffrent measureing devices cause different conclusions?

Subject: Do diffrent measureing devices cause different conclusions?

Date: Mon Nov 30 12:44:04 1998
Posted by Joseph Macleod
Grade level: grad (non-science)
School: Royal College of Art
City: London State/Province: London
Country: England
Area of science: Science History
ID: 912451444.Sh

Message:


In diffrent feilds of science, diffrent diciplines measure using 
different measuring scales. Does this cause a contextural change 
in the final conclusion. IE if a physicist publishes a paper with 
a selection of results. Will the measuremnts be misinterprated by 
another discipline?

Have there ever been any historical incidents where this has 
caused accidents?

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