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Autore |
Patterson Gary D |
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Titolo |
From Heat to Thermal Science : A History of Thermodynamics |
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Cham : , : Springer, , 2025 |
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©2025 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (276 pages) |
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Collana |
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Perspectives on the History of Chemistry Series |
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Soggetti |
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SCIENCE / History |
SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics |
SCIENCE / Physics / General |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book explores the human understanding of heat, from early cultural perceptions to the scientific developments that shaped thermal science.Beginning with historical musings on heat, it traces the evolution of scientific thought from 16th-century Italy to the quantum understanding of heat in the 20th century. |
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