Hermann von Helmholtz and the foundations of nineteenth-century science /
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 an...
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Format: | Electronic eBook |
Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
©1993.
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Series: | California studies in the history of science ;
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