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We first recall the notion of virtual change with a view to making it more precise than was done in the course of the first Part.
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[The definition is given in Chapter 3, towards the end of Section 3.4.]
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[Q in the original.]
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[t 0 in the original.]
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[Duhem doesn’t distinguish use and mention.]
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[In the original, the symbol following is \(\textrm{S}^\prime_1\).]
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[In the original, (ou \({u_1}, {v_1}, \ldots , {w_1}\)).]
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Needham, P. (2011). The Carnot Cycle and Reversible Changes. In: Needham, P. (eds) Commentary on the Principles of Thermodynamics by Pierre Duhem. Boston Studies in the Philosophy of Science, vol 277. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0311-7_6
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