Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London v.88 (1798)
Royal Society (Great Britain); Maty, Paul Henry; Stuart, Alexander
Royal Society of London., 1666
Part of: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London
Royal Society of London., 1666
Part of: Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London
151. Heat
This article laid the foundation for the measurement of heat and its
equivalence to mechanical energy. Rumford, born in America, exiled to
Britain, and employed in Bavaria, observed the heating of water in which
cannon barrels were being bored out. His realization that the amount of heat
produced only depended on the friction of the machines destroyed the old
concept of "caloric" to explain heat.
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Royal Society of London., 1666
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Natural and Physical Sciences; Science
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