Energy, the subtle concept : the discovery of Feynman's blocks from Leibniz to Einstein / Jennifer C...
Energy, the subtle concept : the discovery of Feynman's blocks from Leibniz to Einstein / Jennifer C...
Energy, the subtle concept : the discovery of Feynman's blocks from Leibniz to Einstein / Jennifer Coopersmith.
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Date
2010.
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N531.609/1
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 400 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Contents
1. Introduction: Feynman's blocks -- 2. Perpetual motion is prohibited -- 3. Vis viva: the fist 'block' of energy -- 4. Heat: in the seventeenth century -- 5. Heat in the eighteenth century -- 6. The discovery of latent and specific heats -- 7. A hundred and one years of mechanics: Newton to Lagran...
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New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
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New York (State)
Date Published
2010.
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"Energy is at the heart of physics (and of huge importance to society) and yet no book exists specifically to explain it, and in simple terms. In tracking the history of energy, this book is filled with the thrill of the chase, the mystery of smoke and mirrors, and presents a fascinating human-interest story. Following the history provides a crucia...
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Energy, the subtle concept : the discovery of Feynman's blocks from Leibniz to Einstein / Jennifer Coopersmith.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [370]-394) and index.
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N531.609/1
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74VK3pzR4KK3
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0199546509 (hardback)
9780199546503 (hardback)
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531.609
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991023666309702626
