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Klappentext A collection of Kelvin's scientific lectures on basic topics in physics such as light! heat! electricity and gravity. Zusammenfassung William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), was one of the most important Victorian scientists. These volumes collect together Kelvin's lectures for a wider audience. Volume 1 includes talks about the constitution of matter and basic topics in physics such as light, heat, electricity and gravity. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Capillary action; 2. Electrical units of measurement; 3. The sorting demon of Maxwell; 4. Elasticity viewed as possibly a mode of motion; 5. The size of atoms; 6. Steps towards a kinetic theory of matter; 7. The six gateways of knowledge; 8. The wave theory of light; 9. On the age of the sun's heat; 10. On the sun's heat; 11. Electrical measurement; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Lord Kelvin William Thomson, William Thomson, William Baron Thomson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108029773
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02977-3
• No. of pages: 478
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences; Popular Lectures and Addresses 3 Volume Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Physics / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Science, Physics