Memoir of James Prescott Joule

Klappentext The first study of the life and work of Sir James Prescott Joule (1818 1889)! written by a friend and colleague. Zusammenfassung Sir James Prescott Joule (1818–1889) was one of the most significant physicists of the nineteenth century. His collected papers were published in two volumes by the Physical Society of London in 1885–1887. His experimental work on heat and energy led to the development of the first law of thermodynamics. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction; 2. Parentage and early life; 3. Joule's first research; 4. Second research; 5. Third research; 6. Efforts to convince the scientific world; 7. The year 1847; 8. Joule's views accepted by Thomson, Rankine, and Clausius; 9. Middle life; 10. Later life; Appendix to page 18; Note A to page 88; Index.

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• Authors: Osborne Reynolds
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2011
• EAN: 9781108028806
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02880-6
• No. of pages: 212
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; SCIENCE / History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Science & Technology, SCIENCE / Mechanics / Thermodynamics, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, History of Science, Biography: science, technology & medicine, Thermodynamics & heat, Biography: science, technology and medicine, Thermodynamics and heat