Hermann von Helmholtz and the foundations of nineteenth-century science /
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Imprint: | Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1993. |
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Description: | 1 online resource (xxix, 666 pages) : illustrations |
Language: | English |
Series: | California studies in the history of science ; 12 California studies in the history of science ; 12. |
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Format: | E-Resource Book |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11109293 |
Other authors / contributors: | Cahan, David, editor. |
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ISBN: | 9780520914094 0520914090 0585112894 9780585112893 1282356747 9781282356740 0520083342 |
Notes: | Includes bibliographical references pages (603-636) and index. Print version record. |
Summary: | 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. |
Other form: | Print version: Hermann von Helmholtz and the foundations of nineteenth-century science. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1993 0520083342 |
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