Energy, Force and Matter: The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)

by Peter M. Harman

Book Overview

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521288126
• Release Date: April 1982
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.5" x 5.5"