Main Title |
The discovery of the conservation of energy / |
Author |
Elkana, Yehuda,
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Publisher |
Harvard University Press, |
Year Published |
1974 |
OCLC Number |
00958014 |
ISBN |
0674212401; 9780674212404 |
Subjects |
Conservation laws (Physics)--History ;
Energy transfer ;
Science--history ;
Energieerhaltung ;
Geschichte ;
Force and energy ;
Physics--Philosophy ;
Ć¢Energie--Conservation
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Additional Subjects |
Conservation laws (Physics)--History
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
QC73.8.C6E44 1974 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
01/01/1988 |
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Collation |
x, 213 pages 25 cm. |
Notes |
"This book originated in a Ph. D. dissertation ... at Brandeis University." Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-205). |
Contents Notes |
Introduction -- The tradition in mechanics -- Heat and energy -- Physiological background -- 'Die erhaltung der kraft' -- The institutional setting -- The philosophical background -- Criticism and open questions -- Appendix: The conservation of energy: a case of simultaneous discovery? |
Place Published |
Cambridge, |
PUB Date Free Form |
1974. |
Series Title Traced |
Harvard monographs in the history of science |
Document Type |
BC |
Cataloging Source |
OCLC/U |
LCCN |
73088897 |
Merged OCLC records |
6101461; 8221200; 456485733; 976694619 |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |