He viewed mechanics as a special case of a more general theory of space and he considered that a generalised version of thermodynamics would provide a theory to explain all of physics and chemistry. The paper considers Duhem's:
Siya tiningnan mechanics bilang isang espesyal na kaso ng isang mas pangkalahatang teorya ng space at siya itinuturing na isang generalised bersyon ng termodinamika ay nagbibigay ng isang teorya na ipaliwanag ang lahat ng pisika at kimika. Isinasaalang-alang ang papel Duhem's: