# #Mon Aug 09 12:05:15 CEST 2010 Text__gnLRgKOdEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_title=Ludwig Boltzmann\: Lectures on the Principles of Mechanics Text__gnLRgKOdEd-WfYQ0GneCwQ_text=

Boltzmann\u2019s work marks the transition from classical to modern physics. His lectures summarize the state of knowledge about classical mechanics. His kinetic theory of heat first made the deduction of the characteristics of matter from the mechanics of the atom possible.