Energy, force, and matter : the conceptual development of nineteenth-century physics / P.M. Harman.

Author
Harman, P. M. (Peter Michael), 1943- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982.
Description
ix, 182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

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            Series
            Cambridge history of science [More in this series]
            Summary note
            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.
            Notes
            Includes index.
            Bibliographic references
            Bibliography: p. 156-176.
            Contents
            • Introduction: The conceptual structure of nineteenth-century physics
            • The context of physical theory: energy, force and matter
            • Energy physics and mechanical explanation
            • Matter and force: ether and field theories
            • Matter theory: problems of molecular physics
            • Epilogue: the decline of the mechanical world view
            • Bibliographic essay
            • Sources of Quotations
            • Index.
            ISBN
            • 0521246008
            • 9780521246002
            • 0521288126 ((pbk.))
            • 9780521288125 ((pbk.))
            LCCN
            81017029
            OCLC
            7835392
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