Energy, Force and Matter: The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics

Energy, Force and Matter: The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics
ISBN-10
0521288126
ISBN-13
9780521288125
Category
Science
Pages
182
Language
English
Published
1982-04-30
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Author
Peter Michael Harman

Description

By focusing on the conceptual issues faced by nineteenth century physicists, this book clarifies the status of field theory, the ether, and thermodynamics in the work of the period. A remarkably synthetic account of a difficult and fragmentary period in scientific development.

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