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Principles of the Theory of Heat - Historically and Critically Elucidated (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
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Principles of the Theory of Heat - Historically and Critically Elucidated (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1986)
Series: Vienna Circle Collection, 17
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xi should hope for "first and foremost" from any historical
investigation, including his own, was that "it may not be too
tedious. " II That hope is generally realized in Mach's historical
writings, most of which are as lively and interesting now as they
were when they appeared. Mach did not follow any existing model of
historical or philosophical or scientific exposition, but went at
things his own way combining the various approaches as needed to
reach the goals he set for himself. When he is at his best we get a
sense of the Mach whom William James met on a visit to Prague, the
Mach whose four hours of "unforgettable conversation" gave the
forty year old, well traveled James the strongest "impression of
pure intellectual genius" he had yet received, and whose "absolute
simplicity of manner and winningness of smile" captivated him
completely. 12 Consider, for example, the first few chapters of
this book, Principles of the Theory of Heat, which Mach devotes to
the notion of temperature, that most fundamental of all thermal
concepts. He begins by trying to trace the path that leads from our
sensations of hot and cold to a numerical temperature scale.
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