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The Free Expansion Of Gases: Memoirs By Gay-Lussac, Joule, And Joule And Thomson (1898)

The Free Expansion Of Gases: Memoirs By Gay-Lussac, Joule, And Joule And Thomson (1898)

Gay-Lussac, Joseph Louis
Joule, James Prescott
Kelvin, William Thomson

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ISBN10: 1437176240
ISBN13: 9781437176247
Publisher: Indypublish.Com
Published: Oct 27 2008
Pages: 120
Weight: 0.77
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Free Expansion of Gases: Memoirs by Gay-Lussac, Joule, and Joule and Thomson is a book that was first published in 1898. It features a collection of memoirs from three prominent scientists, Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, James Prescott Joule, and James Joule and William Thomson (also known as Lord Kelvin). The memoirs focus on the scientific study of the behavior of gases, particularly in relation to their expansion and contraction.The book is divided into three sections, each featuring the memoirs of one of the three scientists. In the first section, Gay-Lussac discusses his experiments on the expansion of gases at constant pressure. He describes how he measured the volume of gases at different temperatures and pressures, and how he used this data to develop the law of Gay-Lussac, which states that the volume of a gas is directly proportional to its temperature.In the second section, Joule discusses his experiments on the expansion and contraction of gases under different conditions. He describes how he measured the temperature and pressure of gases as they were compressed or expanded, and how he used this data to develop the law of Joule, which states that the internal energy of a gas is proportional to its temperature.In the third section, Joule and Thomson (Kelvin) discuss their experiments on the expansion and contraction of gases at low temperatures. They describe how they measured the temperature and pressure of gases as they were cooled or heated, and how they used this data to develop the law of Joule-Thomson, which states that the temperature of a gas changes as it expands or contracts.Overall, The Free Expansion of Gases: Memoirs by Gay-Lussac, Joule, and Joule and Thomson is a valuable resource for anyone interested in the scientific study of gases and their behavior. It provides a detailed look at the work of three of the most important scientists in the field, and offers insights into the development of some of the most important laws and principles in modern physics.Translated And Edited By J. S. Ames.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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