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Re: [Phys-l] Caloric



Jim Green wrote:

c 1783 Antoine Lavoisier seems to have wanted to trash the
"phlogiston" theory and proposed the "caloric" theory in its place.

What were the major facets of the phlogiston theory that offended
Lavoisier -- that the caloric theory remedied?

Who/what was the major factor in overturning the caloric theory?

To what extent has the caloric theory been overturned?

Jim,

Wikipedia is always a good place to start. I found this page seemed to address several of your questions.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phlogiston>


John "Slo" Mallinckrodt

Professor of Physics, Cal Poly Pomona
<http://www.csupomona.edu/~ajm>

and

Lead Guitarist, Out-Laws of Physics
<http://www.csupomona.edu/~hsleff/OoPs.html>