CHAPTER SIX . A Contextual Reconstruction of the Development of Mayer’s Ideas

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xi
4. AUTHOR'S NOTE xiii
5. INTRODUCTION xv
6. PART I. The Man and His Work
7. Chapter one. Mayer the Person 3
8. CHAPTER TWO. Mayer’sWork 18
9. PART I I. Establishing the Relevant Context
10. CHAPTER THREE. Physiology and Medicine 49
11. CHAPTER FOUR. Physics and Chemistry 160
12. CHAPTER FIVE. Science Circumscribed 207
13. PART III. Mayer's Work in Context
14. CHAPTER SIX . A Contextual Reconstruction of the Development of Mayer’s Ideas 233
15. CHAPTER SEVEN. Mayer and Naturphilosophie 275
16. CHAPTER EIGHT. Assessment and Conclusions 320
17. APPENDIXES
18. APPENDIX ONE. Timeline of Robert Mayer’S Life and Work 329
19. Appendix Two. Courses Mayer Took at the University of Tübingen, 1832-37 332
20. APPENDIX THREE. The German Text of the Longer Passages Quoted from M anuscript 335
21. NOTES 341
22. BIBLIOGRAPHY 395
23. INDEX 425