# Foundations of statistical mechanics 1845–1915

@article{Brush1967FoundationsOS,
title={Foundations of statistical mechanics 1845–1915},
author={Stephen G. Brush},
journal={Archive for History of Exact Sciences},
year={1967},
volume={4},
pages={145-183}
}
• S. Brush
• Published 1967
• Engineering
• Archive for History of Exact Sciences
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