On the Conservation of Force

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"On the Conservation of Force" is an 1847 scientific treatise by Hermann von Helmholtz that helped establish the modern principle of conservation of energy in physics.

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instanceOf essay
scientific treatise
work on physics
aimedAt scientific community
author Hermann von Helmholtz
citedAs On the Conservation of Force self-linksurface differs
surface form: Helmholtz 1847 treatise on conservation of force
countryOfOrigin Prussia
surface form: Kingdom of Prussia
describes conservation laws in mechanics
conversion of mechanical work into heat
equivalence of different forms of energy
field classical mechanics
physics
thermodynamics
genre scientific literature
hasAuthorNationality German
hasAuthorOccupation physician
physicist
hasImpact foundation of energy conservation in physics
unification of mechanical and thermal phenomena
hasTitleTranslation On the Conservation of Force self-link
historicalPeriod 19th century
influenced 19th-century physics
development of thermodynamics
law of conservation of energy
modern principle of conservation of energy
influencedBy Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Isaac Newton
Julius Robert von Mayer
Carnot
surface form: Sadi Carnot
language German
mainSubject conservation of energy
mechanical equivalent of heat
principle of conservation of force
movement classical physics
originalTitle On the Conservation of Force self-linksurface differs
surface form: Über die Erhaltung der Kraft
philosophicalAspect mechanistic view of nature
rejection of perpetual motion
publicationStatus published
publicationType academic treatise
publicationYear 1847
relatedTo First Law of Thermodynamics
energy conservation law
heat
mechanical work
timePeriodOfTopic industrial revolution

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On the Conservation of Force citedAs On the Conservation of Force self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Helmholtz 1847 treatise on conservation of force
On the Conservation of Force hasTitleTranslation On the Conservation of Force self-link
Hermann von Helmholtz notableWork On the Conservation of Force
On the Conservation of Force originalTitle On the Conservation of Force self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Über die Erhaltung der Kraft