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1 online resource (xv, 215 pages) |
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Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 277 |
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Boston studies in the philosophy of science ; v. 277.
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Introduction -- Study of the Thermodynamic Works of J. Willard Gibbs (1887) -- Part 1: An Examination of the two Principles of Thermodynamics -- Part 2: Historical Background and principal Applications of Gibbs' Theory -- Commentary on the Principles of Thermodynamics -- Introduction -- Part 1: The Principle of the Conservation of Energy (1892) -- Ch. I: Preliminary Definitions -- Ch. II: The Principles of the Conservation of Energy -- Ch. III: Work and the Quantity of Heat -- Part 2: The Principle of Sadi Carnot and R. Clausius (1893) -- Ch. I: The Carnot Cycle and Reversible Changes -- Ch. II: Carnot's Theorem and Absolute Temperature -- Ch. III: Entropy and Clausius' Theorem -- Part 3: The General Equations of Thermodynamics (1894) -- Ch. I: Properties of a System at Equilibrium -- Ch. II: Properties of a System in Motion -- Ch. III: Connections -- Ch. IV: Stability and Displacement of Equilibrium -- Conclusion -- Index |
| Summary |
Pierre Duhem (1861-1916) held the chair of theoretical physics at Bordeaux from 1894 to his death. He established a reputation in both the history and philosophy of science as well as in science itself (physics and physical chemistry). Much of his work in the first two areas has been translated into English, but little of his technical scientific work. The present volume contains early work of Duhem's illustrating his interest in the rigorous development of physical theory for which he is famous. It opens with what was the first critical discussion of Gibbs' groundbreaking "On the Equilib |
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filosofie |
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philosophy |
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fysische chemie |
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physical chemistry |
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thermodynamica |
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thermodynamics |
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fysica |
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physics |
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wetenschapsfilosofie |
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philosophy of science |
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Philosophy (General) |
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Filosofie (algemeen) |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| In |
Springer eBooks |
| Subject |
Thermodynamics.
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Thermodynamics
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thermodynamics.
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Sciences sociales.
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Droit.
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Sciences humaines.
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Thermodynamics
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Needham, Paul, 1948-
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| ISBN |
9789400703117 |
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9400703112 |
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