Reflexões sobre a contribuição da Carnot à primeira lei da termodinâmica Reflections on the contribution of Carnot to the first law of thermodynamics

<abstract language="eng">The classical interpretations of Nicolas Léonard Sadi Carnot on some physical principles involved in the operation of heat engines were fundamental to the development and formulation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics. Moreover, an accurate historical survey...

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Main Authors: Cássius K. Nascimento, João P. Braga, José D. Fabris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Química 2004-06-01
Series:Química Nova
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-40422004000300026