Lewis, Christopher J. T.  1948- <br/><br/>
Heat and thermodynamics  a historical perspective / 
Christopher J.T. Lewis. 
 - Westport, Conn. :  Greenwood Press,  2009. 
 - xxi, 199 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
 - Greenwood guides to great ideas in science .
 - Greenwood guides to great ideas in science. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-192) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><br/>Electronic reproduction. <br/>Westport, Conn. : <br/>Greenwood Press, <br/>2008. <br/>Available via the World Wide Web. <br/>Access is limited to subscribers of ebooks.greenwood.com. 
<br/><br/> hardcover 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780313333323 
<br/><br/><label>Source: </label> Greenwood eBooks  http://www.ebooks.greenwood.com/about.asp 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Heat.<br/>Thermodynamics.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QC254.2  / .L49 2009eb 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>536  / LEW