{"product_id":"theory-of-heat-paperback-9781108032018","title":"Theory of Heat (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108032018","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eTheory of Heat\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst published in 1871, this is Maxwell's masterly account of the foundations of thermodynamics and statistical mechanics.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Clerk Maxwell (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108032018, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 2 June 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e328 pages, 41 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.9 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBest known for his theory of electromagnetism, James Clerk Maxwell (1831–79) was Cambridge University's first Cavendish Professor of Experimental Physics. Albert Einstein described his work as 'the most profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since the time of Newton'. He carried out brilliant work in thermodynamics and statistical mechanics, laying the foundation for the kinetic theory of gases. This book, published originally in 1871, summarises his work in this field. It includes the 'Maxwell relations' that still feature in every standard text on thermodynamics. It also outlines his famous thought experiment, later named Maxwell's 'demon'. This idea, which appeared to contradict the second law of thermodynamics, would inspire scientific debate well into the twentieth century. More recently, it has sparked developments in the new sciences of nanotechnology and quantum computing.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 2. Thermometry, or the registration of temperature\u003cbr\u003e 3. Calorimetry, or the measurement of heat\u003cbr\u003e 4. Elementary dynamical principles\u003cbr\u003e 5. Measurement of internal forces and their effects\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lines of equal temperature on the indicator diagram\u003cbr\u003e 7. Adiabatic lines\u003cbr\u003e 8. Heat engines\u003cbr\u003e 9. Relations between the physical properties of a substance\u003cbr\u003e 10. Latent heat\u003cbr\u003e 11. Thermodynamics of gases\u003cbr\u003e 12. On the intrinsic energy of a system of bodies\u003cbr\u003e 13. On free expansion\u003cbr\u003e 14. Determination of heights by the barometer\u003cbr\u003e 15. On the propagation of waves of longitudinal disturbance\u003cbr\u003e 16. On radiation\u003cbr\u003e 17. On convection currents\u003cbr\u003e 18. On the diffusion of heat by conduction\u003cbr\u003e 19. On the diffusion of fluids\u003cbr\u003e 20. On capillarity\u003cbr\u003e 21. On elasticity and viscosity\u003cbr\u003e 22. Molecular theory of the constitution of bodies.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004851245336,"sku":"9781108032018","price":33.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108032018i_c9524b7a-e67c-4887-b224-1187e629a41a.jpg?v=1694873674","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/theory-of-heat-paperback-9781108032018","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}