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Hermann Von Helmholtz's Mechanism - the Loss of Certainty
Gregor Schiemann
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Hardback. This book provides the first English comprehensive contribution to one of the leading German physicists in the 19th century. It provides an account of a part of the history of science and a reconstruction of a conception of science that is greatly widespread. Series: Archimedes. Num Pages: 294 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HPCD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1310.
Focusing on Hermann von Helmholtz, this study addresses one of the nineteenth century’s most important German natural scientists. Among his most well-known contributions to science are the invention of the ophthalmoscope and grou- breaking work towards formulating the law of the conservation of energy. The volume of his work, reaching from medicine to physiology to physics and epis- mology, his impact on the development of the sciences far beyond German borders, and the contribution he made to the organization and popularization of research, all established Helmholtz’s prominence both in the academic world and in public cultural life. Helmholtz was also ... Read more
Focusing on Hermann von Helmholtz, this study addresses one of the nineteenth century’s most important German natural scientists. Among his most well-known contributions to science are the invention of the ophthalmoscope and grou- breaking work towards formulating the law of the conservation of energy. The volume of his work, reaching from medicine to physiology to physics and epis- mology, his impact on the development of the sciences far beyond German borders, and the contribution he made to the organization and popularization of research, all established Helmholtz’s prominence both in the academic world and in public cultural life. Helmholtz was also ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
Series
Archimedes
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402056291
SKU
V9781402056291
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