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Re: Question about light and heat



Even Feynman, et al. A huge blooper on p. 5-9 (vol. II) (QUANDOQUE BONUS DORMITAT HOMERUS)

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P.s. Their section 12-2 (vol. II) begins "The flow of heat; ..."

Joe Heafner wrote:

From: Tina Fanetti <FanettT@QUEST.WITCC.CC.IA.US>

1) "Heat" is NOT energy even if one erroneously wants to thin of "heat" as
a substance. There is no such "thing" as "heat" -- "heat" is done on a
system not pored into it.<<

HUH?
I am looking in Halliday, Resineck and Walker and it says that heat is transferred internal energy. Is this not saying heat is energy?

Lots of textbook authors don't get it right!

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