From his observations of cannon drilling, Count Rumford concluded that heat could NOT be a form of

[leeshers12]

kinetic energy
potential energy
matter
radiation.

those are my choices.

[bigbadmarty]

I don't know the nobleman or cleric in question but I'm pretty sure that heat is not a form of matter whereas it is energy and can transfer by radiation :)

[vascop]

Matter. This is because at the time it was generally believed that heat was a fluid called caloric that flowed from a hot body to a cold body.

[WyeDyed]

http://www.slidefinde...ersixteen/30734103/p2
Heat apparently.

[WyeDyed]

^^^
Matter (Doh!)

[jake-the-peg]

Matter I think they're after

Specifically it disproved caloric theory which stated that heat was some sort of fluid that flowed between bodies.

I presume that I'm too late for your homework which I synically expect is due in today.

But for anybody who's interested Rumford was a fascinating man - you know those small Victorian style fireplaces? They were his design.

British-American became a German minister - physicist quite a lot to pack into one life

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Thompson