The second physicist : on the history of theoretical physics in Germany /: on the history of theoretical physics in Germany. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Christa Jungnickel, Russell McCormmach.
• Other Names: Jungnickel, Christa; McCormmach, Russell
• Contents: Chapter 1. Toward a Characterization of Theoretical Physics in Germany -- Chapter 2. Establishing Physics at the Universities -- Chapter 3. German Physicists before and around 1830 -- Chapter 4. Promoting a New Physics: Earth Magnetism at Göttingen -- Chapter 5. Reforms in Teaching University Physics: Development of the Seminar and the Laboratory in the 1830s and 1840s -- Chapter 6. Physics Research in "Poggendorff's Annalen" in the 1840s -- Chapter 7. Connecting Laws: Careers and Theories in the 1840s -- Chapter 8. Mathematicians and Physicists -- Chapter 9. Kirchhoff, Clausius, Weber, and Connectedness -- Chapter 10. Physical Research in the Annalen and Other Journals around 1870 -- Chapter 11. Positions in Theoretical Physics -- Chapter 12. Methods of Theoretical Physics -- Chapter 13. Ordinary Professorships for Theoretical Physics -- Chapter 14. Physical Research in the Annalen and in the Fortschritte -- Chapter 15. Foundations and Connections -- Chapter 16. Concluding Observations.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 530.0943; Physics; Physics -- Germany -- History; SCIENCE -- Energy; SCIENCE -- Mechanics -- General; SCIENCE -- Physics -- General; Physics; Mathematics -- Applied; Philosophy -- Epistemology; Science -- History; Applied mathematics; Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge; History of science; Mathematics; Genetic epistemology; History; Science -- Mathematical Physics; Mathematical physics; Germany; Electronic books; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319495651; 3319495658; 9783319495644
• Related ISBNs: 9783319495644; 331949564X
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 14, 2017).
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