Excerpt from The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Memoirs by Carnot, Clausius, and Thomson The science of Thermodynamics, founded by the labors of these three illustrious men, has led to the most important de velopments in all departments of physical science. It has pointed out relations among the properties of bodies which could scarcely have been anticipated in any other way it has laid the foundation for the Science of Chemical Physics; and, taken in connection with the kinetic theory of gases, as devel oped by Maxwell and ...
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Excerpt from The Second Law of Thermodynamics: Memoirs by Carnot, Clausius, and Thomson The science of Thermodynamics, founded by the labors of these three illustrious men, has led to the most important de velopments in all departments of physical science. It has pointed out relations among the properties of bodies which could scarcely have been anticipated in any other way it has laid the foundation for the Science of Chemical Physics; and, taken in connection with the kinetic theory of gases, as devel oped by Maxwell and Boltzmann, it has furnished a general view of the operations of the universe which is far in advance of any that could have been reached by purely dynamical rea soning. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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