Heat and thermodynamics: a historical perspective/
Christopher J.T. Lewis.
- Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
- xxi, 199 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-192) and index.
Heat in the early modern period -- The rise and fall of the caloric theory -- The motive power of fire -- The mechanical equivalent of heat -- Energy and entropy: the birth of thermodynamics -- The kind of motion we call heat: the development of the kinetic theory -- Black bodies, free energy and absolute zero -- Conclusion -- Timeline -- Glossary.