Energy, Force and Matter: The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics

By (author): "Peter M. Harman"
Genres:Science books  History Of Science books  
Publish Date: April 30th 1982
Energy, Force and Matter: The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics
ISBN0521288126
ISBN139780521288125
AsinEnergy, Force and Matter: The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics
Original titleEnergy, Force and Matter: The Conceptual Development of Nineteenth-Century Physics (Cambridge Studies in the History of Science)
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.