| Description |
x, 172 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
I. James Joule becomes an experimenter -- II. Joule's search for a theory of heat -- III. Conjectures on J.R. Mayer and J.P. Joule -- IV. The mechanical equivalent of heat -- V. Thomson, Rankine, Joule, and Clausius - the reconciliations of theory and experiment -- VI. Joule, Helmholtz, Thomson, and the concept of energy |
| Analysis |
Thermodynamics Theories of Joule, James P |
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Thermodynamics Theories of Joule, James P Biographies |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 161-170 |
| Subject |
Joule, James Prescot, 1818-1889
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Joule, James Prescott, 1818-1889.
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Heat -- History.
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Heat, Mechanical equivalent of -- History.
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Joule-Thomson effect -- History.
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Thermodynamics.
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Heart-Lung Machine -- history.
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| LC no. |
78031350 |
| ISBN |
0882021702 |
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