9781108029773

Popular Lectures and Addresses

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William Thomson, Baron Kelvin (1824-1907), was educated at Glasgow and Cambridge. While only in his twenties, he was awarded the University of Glasgow's chair in natural philosophy, which he was to hold for over fifty years. He is best known through the Kelvin, the unit of measurement of temperature named after him in consequence of his development of an absolute scale of temperature. These volumes collect together Kelvin's lectures for a wider audience. In a convivial but never condescending style, he outlines a range of scientific subjects to audiences of his fellow scientists. The range of topics covered reflects Kelvin's broad interests and his stature as one of the most eminent of Victorian scientists. Volume 1, published in 1889, includes talks about the constitution of matter and basic topics in physics such as light, heat, electricity and gravity.

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9781108029773

ISBN-10

1108029779

Weight

1.32 Pounds

Dimensions

5.50 x 1.20 x 8.50 In

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$61.99

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

478 pages

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published On

2011-06-30



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