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Degrees Kelvin
a tale of genius, invention, and tragedy
By Lindley, David
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- ISBN
- 978-0-30909-073-5
- Publisher
- Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2004.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on February 1, 2004
Having achieved some acclaim for The End of Physics, Where Does the Weirdness Go?, The Science of Jurassic Park, and Boltzmann's Atom, Lindley-an astrophysicist by training-will certainly receive more with this latest effort. He takes us into the delightful world of mid-19th-century British academia to the scientific circles of Joule, Stokes, Maxwell, Helmholtz, and, in the middle of it all, Thomson, Lord Ke...Log In or Sign Up to Read More