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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMODYNAMICS.

Author(s) : HOWELL J. R., BUCKIUS R. O.

Type of article: Article

Summary

THE AUTHORS SURVEY THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMODYNAMICS FROM THE EARLIEST KNOWN CONCEPTS OF ENERGY BY GALILEO AT THE END OF THE 16TH CENTURY TOWARDS THE ACCEPTANCE OF THE SUBJECT AS IT IS UNDERSTOOD TODAY. THEY STRESS THAT THIS PROGRESS HAS BEEN FAR FROM LINEAR, INDEED FOR MANY YEARS COMPLETELY WRONG THEORIES PROSPERED AND SUGGESTIONS SINCE PROVED VIABLE WERE RIDICULED D. W. H.

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  • Original title: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THERMODYNAMICS.
  • Record ID : 1988-1288
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Heat Transf. Eng. - vol. 8 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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