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Energy, force, and matter : the conceptual development of nineteenth-century physics / P.M. Harman.
Author
Harman, P. M. (Peter Michael), 1943-
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Format
Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1982.
Description
ix, 182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
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Physics
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History
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Force and energy
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Series
Cambridge history of science
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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.
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ISBN
0521246008
9780521246002
0521288126 ((pbk.))
9780521288125 ((pbk.))
LCCN
81017029
OCLC
7835392
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