Determinação experimental do calor específico do ferro, alumínio e cobre

Abstract

The understanding of heat related concepts have been developed slowly throughout history, but from the eighteenth century, several scientists have made important contributions, among them stand out the contributions of Joseph Black, a pioneer in making precise measurements of amounts of heat and creator of the concept of specific heat. Another scientist who made great contributions to thermodynamics was James Joule who established the relationship between mechanical energy and heat. It is important to highlight the contributions of Sadi Carnot to formalize the book Reflections on the motive power of fire and concepts relating heat and work. In this sense, it can be said that the development of thermodynamics throughout history is linked to these numerous discoveries. This work seek to reflect these contributions.