Heat and thermodynamics:
Lewis, Christopher J. T.
Heat and thermodynamics: a historical perspective/ Christopher J.T. Lewis. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007. - xxi, 199 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-192) and index.
Heat in the early modern period -- The rise and fall of the caloric theory -- The motive power of fire -- The mechanical equivalent of heat -- Energy and entropy: the birth of thermodynamics -- The kind of motion we call heat: the development of the kinetic theory -- Black bodies, free energy and absolute zero -- Conclusion -- Timeline -- Glossary.
9780313333323 (alk. paper) 0313333327 (alk. paper)
Heat.
Thermodynamics.
536 / LEW/H
Heat and thermodynamics: a historical perspective/ Christopher J.T. Lewis. - Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007. - xxi, 199 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-192) and index.
Heat in the early modern period -- The rise and fall of the caloric theory -- The motive power of fire -- The mechanical equivalent of heat -- Energy and entropy: the birth of thermodynamics -- The kind of motion we call heat: the development of the kinetic theory -- Black bodies, free energy and absolute zero -- Conclusion -- Timeline -- Glossary.
9780313333323 (alk. paper) 0313333327 (alk. paper)
Heat.
Thermodynamics.
536 / LEW/H