Robert Mayer and the Conservation of Energy

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, 1993. 1st edition. Hardcover. Near fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description: 439 pages, 24 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 394-423) and index. Contents: INTRODUCTION -- PART I. The Man and His Work -- Chapter one. Mayer the Person -- CHAPTER TWO. Mayer'sWork -- PART I I. Establishing the Relevant Context -- CHAPTER THREE. Physiology and Medicine -- CHAPTER FOUR. Physics and Chemistry -- CHAPTER FIVE. Science Circumscribed -- PART III. Mayer's Work in Context -- CHAPTER SIX . A Contextual Reconstruction of the Development of Mayer's Ideas -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Mayer and Naturphilosophie -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Assessment and Conclusions -- APPENDIXES -- APPENDIX ONE. Timeline of Robert Mayer'S Life and Work -- Appendix Two. Courses Mayer Took at the University of T�bingen, 1832-37 -- APPENDIX THREE. The German Text of the Longer Passages Quoted from M anuscript -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX. Subjects: Mayer, Julius Robert von 1814-1878 Criticism and interpretation; Biography; Contributions in physics; Force and energy History; Physicists Germany.