Ebook: Principles of the Theory of Heat: Historically and Critically Elucidated

xi should hope for "first and foremost" from any historical investigation, including his own, was that "it may not be too tedious. " II That hope is generally realized in Mach's historical writings, most of which are as lively and interesting now as they were when they appeared. Mach did not follow any existing model of historical or philosophical or scientific exposition, but went at things his own way combining the various approaches as needed to reach the goals he set for himself. When he is at his best we get a sense of the Mach whom William James met on a visit to Prague, the Mach whose four hours of "unforgettable conversation" gave the forty year old, well traveled James the strongest "impression of pure intellectual genius" he had yet received, and whose "absolute simplicity of manner and winningness of smile" captivated him completely. 12 Consider, for example, the first few chapters of this book, Principles of the Theory of Heat, which Mach devotes to the notion of temperature, that most fundamental of all thermal concepts. He begins by trying to trace the path that leads from our sensations of hot and cold to a numerical temperature scale.

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Author’s Preface to the First Edition....Pages 1-2
Author’s Preface to the Second Edition (Excerpt)....Pages 3-3
Introduction....Pages 5-6
Historical Survey of the Development of Thermometry....Pages 7-44
Critical Discussion of the Conception of Temperature....Pages 45-61
On the Determination of High Temperatures....Pages 62-66
Names and Numbers....Pages 67-72
The Continuum....Pages 73-78
Historical Survey of the Theory of Conduction of Heat....Pages 79-112
The Development of the Theory of Conduction of Heat....Pages 113-120
Historical Survey of the Theory of Radiation of Heat....Pages 121-141
Review of the Development of the Theory of Radiation of Heat....Pages 142-145
Historical Survey of the Development of Calorimetry....Pages 146-170
Criticism of Calorimetric Conceptions....Pages 171-181
The Calorimetric Properties of Gases....Pages 182-195
The Development of Thermodynamics. Carnot’s Principle....Pages 196-223
The Development of Thermodynamics. The Principle of Mayer and Joule. The Principle of Energy....Pages 224-250
The Development of Thermodynamics. Unifying the Principles....Pages 251-281
Concise Development of the Laws of Thermodynamics....Pages 282-286
The Absolute (Thermodynamic) Scale of Temperature....Pages 287-294
Critical Review of the Development of Thermodynamics. The Sources of the Principle of Energy....Pages 295-305
Extension of the Theorem of Carnot and Clausius. The Conformity and the Differences of Energies. The Limits of the Principle of Energy....Pages 306-319
The Borderland Between Physics and Chemistry....Pages 320-326
The Relation of Physical and Chemical Processes....Pages 327-332
The Opposition between Mechanical and Phenomenological Physics....Pages 333-335
The Evolution of Science....Pages 336-337
The Sense of the Marvellous....Pages 338-349
Transformation and Adaptation in Scientific Thought....Pages 350-358
The Economy of Science....Pages 359-362
Comparison as a Scientific Principle....Pages 363-370
Language....Pages 371-377
The Concept....Pages 378-383
The Concept of Substance....Pages 384-390
Causality and Explanation....Pages 391-397
Revision of Scientific Views Caused by Chance Circumstances....Pages 398-401
The Paths of Investigation....Pages 402-414
The Aim of Investigation....Pages 415-416
Back Matter....Pages 417-456

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Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-xxii
Author’s Preface to the First Edition....Pages 1-2
Author’s Preface to the Second Edition (Excerpt)....Pages 3-3
Introduction....Pages 5-6
Historical Survey of the Development of Thermometry....Pages 7-44
Critical Discussion of the Conception of Temperature....Pages 45-61
On the Determination of High Temperatures....Pages 62-66
Names and Numbers....Pages 67-72
The Continuum....Pages 73-78
Historical Survey of the Theory of Conduction of Heat....Pages 79-112
The Development of the Theory of Conduction of Heat....Pages 113-120
Historical Survey of the Theory of Radiation of Heat....Pages 121-141
Review of the Development of the Theory of Radiation of Heat....Pages 142-145
Historical Survey of the Development of Calorimetry....Pages 146-170
Criticism of Calorimetric Conceptions....Pages 171-181
The Calorimetric Properties of Gases....Pages 182-195
The Development of Thermodynamics. Carnot’s Principle....Pages 196-223
The Development of Thermodynamics. The Principle of Mayer and Joule. The Principle of Energy....Pages 224-250
The Development of Thermodynamics. Unifying the Principles....Pages 251-281
Concise Development of the Laws of Thermodynamics....Pages 282-286
The Absolute (Thermodynamic) Scale of Temperature....Pages 287-294
Critical Review of the Development of Thermodynamics. The Sources of the Principle of Energy....Pages 295-305
Extension of the Theorem of Carnot and Clausius. The Conformity and the Differences of Energies. The Limits of the Principle of Energy....Pages 306-319
The Borderland Between Physics and Chemistry....Pages 320-326
The Relation of Physical and Chemical Processes....Pages 327-332
The Opposition between Mechanical and Phenomenological Physics....Pages 333-335
The Evolution of Science....Pages 336-337
The Sense of the Marvellous....Pages 338-349
Transformation and Adaptation in Scientific Thought....Pages 350-358
The Economy of Science....Pages 359-362
Comparison as a Scientific Principle....Pages 363-370
Language....Pages 371-377
The Concept....Pages 378-383
The Concept of Substance....Pages 384-390
Causality and Explanation....Pages 391-397
Revision of Scientific Views Caused by Chance Circumstances....Pages 398-401
The Paths of Investigation....Pages 402-414
The Aim of Investigation....Pages 415-416
Back Matter....Pages 417-456
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