A ascensão e queda da teoria do calórico
The aim of this paper is to make a historical analysis of the appearance of the caloric theory, its explanatory power and its decline. Unlike many texts disclose, we will show that Joseph Black was not the first to investigate the heat as a substance and that the experiments of Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) were not crucial to the abandonment of this theory. The explanatory power of the caloric will be shown by analysis of extracts from the book of dissemination of Science authored by Janet Marcet. We believe that the knowledge of these facts will help to better understand the origin of many terms that we use in the study of the calorimetry, besides alerting teachers and students of the historical claims errors found in textbooks.
Do calórico ao calor: uma proposta de ensino de química na perspectiva histórica
E proposta uma sequencia didatica para a construcao do conceito de calor com base em trechos do livro Conversations on Chemistry, publicado no seculo XIX na Inglaterra por Jane Marcet. Os fundamentos teoricos que embasam o uso de historia da ciencia e da experimentacao no ensino de quimica sao apresentados. A aplicacao da sequencia didatica para uma turma de 1a serie do ensino medio e descrita e os resultados sao apresentados e discutidos, dentre eles, evidencias da apropriacao do modelo cinetico-molecular de calor pelos alunos e sua mobilizacao para explicar novas situacoes.
A history of science, technology, & philosophy in the 18th century
This two-volume study represents a detailed account of three centuries of innovation, providing a complete portrait of the foundations of modern science and philosophy. Tracing the origins and achievements of the modern age, these sourcebooks deal with all the important developments in science and many of the innovations in the social sciences, British and Continental philosophy and psychology. As well as its comprehensive treatment of the practical innovations, the texts also include biographical information, presenting in one source the history, methods and principles that form the foundations of science and philosophy. Subjects covered in the texts include: mathematics; mechanics; astronomy; physics; meteorology; chemistry; geology; geography; biology; psychology; economics; statistics; philosophy; technology; and social sciences. Illustrations include diagrams of scientific apparatus and instruments, and frontispieces.