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83.02 Thermodynamic proofs and their history

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Michael A. B. Deakin
Michael A. B. Deakin*
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Mathematics Department, Monash University, Clayton, Vic 3168, Australia
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 83 , Issue 496 , March 1999 , pp. 92 - 94
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1999

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