Energy, force, and matter
Subtitle: the conceptual development of nineteenth-century physics
By: P. M. Harman.
Series: Cambridge history of science
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Cambridge ; New York
Number of pages: 182
Subjects: Force and energy -- History.; Physics -- History.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes index.                                                Bibliography: p. 156-176.

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