Sadi Carnot’s Réflexions and the foundation of thermodynamics
The purpose of this article is to present a short review of Sadi Carnot work on heat engines and on the role his adherence to the caloric theory may have had. The essential points developed in the Réflexions are reviewed as forerunners of the science of thermodynamics. The antecedents that may have...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Firenze University Press
2019-10-01
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| Series: | Substantia |
| Online Access: | https://riviste.fupress.net/index.php/subs/article/view/638 |