

An edition of Energy, force, and matter (1982)
the conceptual development of nineteenth-century physics
By Peter Michael Harman
Publish Date
1982
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Language
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Pages
182
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.