Treatise on Thermodynamics
by Max Planck
Publisher: Longmans, Green 1903
ISBN/ASIN: 048666371X
Number of pages: 302
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This classic by the Nobel Laureate is still recognized as one of the best introductions to thermodynamics. A model of conciseness and clarity, it covers fundamental facts and definitions, first and second fundamental principles of thermodynamics, applications to special states of equilibrium, and much more.
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