Energy, force, and matter : the conceptual development of nineteenth-century physics / P.M. Harman.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge history of sciencePublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1982Description: 1 online resource (ix, 182 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type:- text
- computer
- online resource
- 9780511665394 (ebook)
- Energy, Force & Matter
- 530/.09/034 19
- QC7 .H257 1982
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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.
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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