Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One. Natural Philosophy
1: Natural Philosophers
2: Philosophies
3: Theories
Part Two. A Great Question
4: Historical Setting of Heat and Mechanics
5: Henry Cavendish's Researches
6: The Mechanical Theory of Heat
7: The Question
Appendix. Henry Cavendish's Manuscript on the Mechanical Theory of Heat
Editorial Note
Preliminary Sketch of the Manuscript
Foul Copy of the Manuscript
Fair Copy of the Manuscript
Bibliography
Endnotes for Preface, Introduction, and Part One
Endnotes for Part Two
Endnotes for Appendix Text
Endnotes for Appendix Document "Heat"
Index

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