... heat ( Vol . IV . page 128 , year 1817 , and Vol . VI . page 259 , year 1817 ) . Several other articles of the same collection present the most constant results of theory and observation ; the utility and the extent of thermological ...

In this pioneering work of mathematics, Joseph Fourier shows how the conduction of heat in solid bodies can be analyzed in terms of an infinite mathematical series.

This book will be especially useful for mathematicians who are interested in trigonometric series and their applications.

This Is A New Release Of The Original 1878 Edition.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.