Kinetic Theory. The Nature of Gases and of Heat

Content: Inside Front Cover , Page ii Front Matter , Page iii Copyright , Page iv Dedication , Page v Preface , Pages ix-xi Introduction , Pages 1-33 Bibliography , Pages 34-42 1 - The Spring of the Air , Pages 43-51 2 - The Repulsion Theory , Pages 52-56 3 - On the Properties and Motions of Elastic Fluids, Especially Air , Pages 57-65 4 - The Existence of Fire , Pages 66-70 5 - The Forces of Inorganic Nature , Pages 71-77 6 - On Matter, Living Force, and Heat , Pages 78-88 7 - The Conservation of Force , Pages 89-110 8 - The Nature of the Motion which we call Heat , Pages 111-134 9 - On the Mean Lengths of the Paths Described by the Separate Molecules of Gaseous Bodies , Pages 135-147 10 - Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases , Pages 148-171 11 - On a Mechanical Theorem Applicable to Heat , Pages 172-178 Index , Pages 179-181 Kinetic Theory, Volume I: The Nature of Gases and of Heat covers the developments in area of kinetic theory, statistical mechanics, and thermodynamics. This book is organized into two parts encompassing 11 chapters. The book starts with an overview of the history of atomism, the caloric theory, the conservation of energy, the virial theorem, and atomic magnitudes. The second part deals first with the delineation of observed phenomena of motions through the repulsion theory. This part also considers other forces of nature, including fire and heat, with emphasis on the nature of motion of these ..