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

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.

• | By (Author): Peter M. Harman
• | Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• | Publication Date: Apr 30, 1982
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 196 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Paperback|Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0521288126
• | ISBN-13: 9780521288125