Author: Peter Guthrie TaitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Force and energy
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Lectures on Some Recent Advances in Physical Science
Author: Peter Guthrie TaitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Force and energy
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Lectures on Some Recent Advances in Physical Science, with a Special Lecture on Force
Author: Peter Guthrie TaitPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Energy
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 3, 1874-1879
Author: James Clerk MaxwellPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521256278
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 996
Book Description
This is a comprehensive edition of Maxwell's manuscript papers published virtually complete and largely for the first time.
The Recent Development of Physical Science
Author: Sir William Cecil Dampier DampierPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Physical sciences
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Method and Appraisal in the Physical Sciences
Author: Colin HowsonPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521211109
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
This is a volume of studies on the problems of theory-appraisal in the physical sciences.
Helmholtz and the Conservation of Energy
Author: Kenneth L. CanevaPublisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262363844
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 759
Book Description
An examination of the sources Helmholtz drew upon for his formulation of the conservation of energy and the impact of his work on nineteenth-century physics. In 1847, Herman Helmholtz, arguably the most important German physicist of the nineteenth century, published his formulation of what became known as the conservation of energy--unarguably the most important single development in physics of that century, transforming what had been a conglomeration of separate topics into a coherent field unified by the concept of energy. In Helmholtz and the Conservation of Energy, Kenneth Caneva offers a detailed account of Helmholtz's work on the subject, the sources that he drew upon, the varying responses to his work from scientists of the era, and the impact on physics as a discipline. Caneva describes the set of abiding concerns that prompted Helmholtz's work, including his rejection of the idea of a work-performing vital force, and investigates Helmholtz's relationship to both an older generation of physicists and an emerging community of reformist physiologists. He analyzes Helmholtz's indebtedness to Johannes Müller and Justus Liebig and discusses Helmholtz's tense and ambivalent relationship to the work of Robert Mayer, who had earlier proposed the uncreatability, indestructibility, and transformability of "force." Caneva examines Helmholtz's continued engagement with the subject, his role in the acceptance of the conservation of energy as the central principle of physics, and the eventual incorporation of the principle in textbooks as established science.
Between The Earth And The Heavens: Historical Studies In The Physical Sciences
Author: Helge KraghPublisher: World Scientific
ISBN: 1786349868
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 413
Book Description
Consisting of separate cases organized by chapter and divided into independent sections, this is no ordinary history of science book. Between the Earth and the Heavens is an episodic history of modern physical sciences covering the chronological development of physics, chemistry and astronomy since about 1860. Integrating historical authenticity and modern scientific knowledge, the cases within deal with the often surprising connections between science done in the laboratory (physics, chemistry) and science based on observation (astronomy, cosmology).Between the Earth and the Heavens presupposes an interest in and a certain knowledge of the physical sciences, but it is written for non-specialists and includes only a limited number of equations which are all clearly explained in simple terms. For readers who wish to delve further, the book is fully documented and ends with a bibliography of cited quotations and other relevant sources.
Scientific Lectures
Author: Sir John LubbockPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Archaeology
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations
Author: Carl C. GaitherPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461411130
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 2800
Book Description
This unprecedented collection of 27,000 quotations is the most comprehensive and carefully researched of its kind, covering all fields of science and mathematics. With this vast compendium you can readily conceptualize and embrace the written images of scientists, laymen, politicians, novelists, playwrights, and poets about humankind's scientific achievements. Approximately 9000 high-quality entries have been added to this new edition to provide a rich selection of quotations for the student, the educator, and the scientist who would like to introduce a presentation with a relevant quotation that provides perspective and historical background on his subject. Gaither's Dictionary of Scientific Quotations, Second Edition, provides the finest reference source of science quotations for all audiences. The new edition adds greater depth to the number of quotations in the various thematic arrangements and also provides new thematic categories.
Author: Charles Kingsley