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Hermann von Helmholtz and the foundations of nineteenth-century science /
Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a polymath of dazzling intellectual range and energy. Renowned for his co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope, Helmholtz also made many other contributions to physiology, physical theory, philosophy of science an...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1993.
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| Colección: | California studies in the history of science ;
12. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Hermann von Helmholtz (1821-1894) was a polymath of dazzling intellectual range and energy. Renowned for his co-discovery of the second law of thermodynamics and his invention of the ophthalmoscope, Helmholtz also made many other contributions to physiology, physical theory, philosophy of science and mathematics, and aesthetic thought. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxix, 666 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references pages (603-636) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780520914094 0520914090 0585112894 9780585112893 1282356747 9781282356740 |