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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Other Authors: Cahan, David
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©1993.
Series:California studies in the history of science ; 12.
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