Mathematical and Physical Papers

William Thomson

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511996009

William Thomson, first Baron Kelvin (1824–1907), is best known for devising the Kelvin scale of absolute temperature and for his work on the first and second laws of thermodynamics, though throughout his 53-year career as a mathematical physicist and engineer at the University of Glasgow he investigated a wide range of scientific questions in areas ranging from geology to transatlantic telegraph cables. The extent of his work is revealed in the six volumes of his Mathematical and Physical Papers, published from 1882 until 1911, consisting of articles that appeared in scientific periodicals from 1841 onwards. Volume 1, published in 1882, includes articles from the period 1841–1853 and covers issues relating to heat, especially its linear motion and theories about it. Other topics include aspects of electricity, thermodynamics and research relating to magnetism.

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ART. LVIII - ON THE MECHANICAL ACTION OF RADIANT HEAT OR LIGHT: ON THE POWER OF ANIMATED CREATURES OVER MATTER: ON THE SOURCES AVAILABLE TO MAN FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MECHANICAL EFFECT
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ART. LIX - ON A UNIVERSAL TENDENCY IN NATURE TO THE DISSIPATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY
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ART. LX - ON THE ECONOMY OF THE HEATING OR COOLING OF BUILDINGS BY MEANS OF CURRENTS OF AIR
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ART. LXI - ON THE MECHANICAL VALUES OF DISTRIBUTIONS OF ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM, AND GALVANISM
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ART. LXII - ON TRANSIENT ELECTRIC CURRENTS
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ART. LXIII - ON THE RESTORATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM AN UNEQUALLY HEATED SPACE
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pp 505-510

ART. LIX - ON A UNIVERSAL TENDENCY IN NATURE TO THE DISSIPATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY
pp 511-514

ART. LX - ON THE ECONOMY OF THE HEATING OR COOLING OF BUILDINGS BY MEANS OF CURRENTS OF AIR
pp 515-520

ART. LXI - ON THE MECHANICAL VALUES OF DISTRIBUTIONS OF ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM, AND GALVANISM
pp 521-533

ART. LXII - ON TRANSIENT ELECTRIC CURRENTS
pp 534-553

ART. LXIII - ON THE RESTORATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM AN UNEQUALLY HEATED SPACE
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ART. LVIII - ON THE MECHANICAL ACTION OF RADIANT HEAT OR LIGHT: ON THE POWER OF ANIMATED CREATURES OVER MATTER: ON THE SOURCES AVAILABLE TO MAN FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MECHANICAL EFFECT pp 505-510

ART. LIX - ON A UNIVERSAL TENDENCY IN NATURE TO THE DISSIPATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY pp 511-514

ART. LX - ON THE ECONOMY OF THE HEATING OR COOLING OF BUILDINGS BY MEANS OF CURRENTS OF AIR pp 515-520

ART. LXI - ON THE MECHANICAL VALUES OF DISTRIBUTIONS OF ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM, AND GALVANISM pp 521-533

ART. LXII - ON TRANSIENT ELECTRIC CURRENTS pp 534-553

ART. LXIII - ON THE RESTORATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM AN UNEQUALLY HEATED SPACE pp 554-558

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ART. LVIII - ON THE MECHANICAL ACTION OF RADIANT HEAT OR LIGHT: ON THE POWER OF ANIMATED CREATURES OVER MATTER: ON THE SOURCES AVAILABLE TO MAN FOR THE PRODUCTION OF MECHANICAL EFFECT
pp 505-510

ART. LIX - ON A UNIVERSAL TENDENCY IN NATURE TO THE DISSIPATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY
pp 511-514

ART. LX - ON THE ECONOMY OF THE HEATING OR COOLING OF BUILDINGS BY MEANS OF CURRENTS OF AIR
pp 515-520

ART. LXI - ON THE MECHANICAL VALUES OF DISTRIBUTIONS OF ELECTRICITY, MAGNETISM, AND GALVANISM
pp 521-533

ART. LXII - ON TRANSIENT ELECTRIC CURRENTS
pp 534-553

ART. LXIII - ON THE RESTORATION OF MECHANICAL ENERGY FROM AN UNEQUALLY HEATED SPACE
pp 554-558