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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...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1993.
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| Series: | California studies in the history of science ;
12. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Chronological Listing of the Principal Events and Publications of Helmholtz's Life and Career
- Introduction: Helmholtz at the Borders of Science / David Cahan
- Helmholtz and the German Medical Community / Arleen Tuchman
- Experiment, Quantification, and Discovery: Helmholtz's Early Physiological Researches, 1843-50 / Kathryn M. Olesko and Frederic L. Holmes
- The Eye as Mathematician: Clinical Practice, Instrumentation, and Helmholtz's Construction of an Empiricist Theory of Vision / Timothy Lenoir
- Consensus and Controversy: Helmholtz on the Visual Perception of Space / R. Steven Turner
- Innovation through Synthesis: Helmholtz and Color Research / Richard L. Kremer
- Sensation of Tone, Perception of Sound, and Empiricism: Helmholtz's Physiological Acoustics / Stephan Vogel
- Helmholtz's Ueber die Erhaltung der Kraft: The Emergence of a Theoretical Physicist / Fabio Bevilacqua.