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 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