FOURIER, (JEAN BAPTISTE JOSEPH). - A PRECURSOR TO THE ANALYTICAL THEORY OF HEAT.

Note sur la Chaleur rayonnante.

Paris, Crochard, 1817. Contemp. hcalf. Gilt spine. Spine slightly rubbed. Stamps on verso of titlepage. In "Annales de Chimie et de Physique", Tome IV, 2. Series. 448 pp. a. 1 engraved plates. (Entire volume offered). Fourier's paper: pp. 128-145. Clean and fine.

First appearance of this importent precursor to his "Theorie mathematique de chaleur", being a mathematiccal sketch on the sine law of emission of heat from a surface. The authors paradox on the hypothesis of equal intensity of emission in all directions, is here proved.

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