Thermodynamics (Subscribe)
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A Brief History of Temperature MeasurementThe biographies of 7 scientists who contributed to the subject of temperature measurements. A table of some significant temperatures is presented.
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A Concise History of ThermodynamicsAn overview of the history/evolution of thermodynamics. This is an excerpt from a biography of J. Willard Gibbs. The overview is available from the site in MS Word or pdf/Acrobat format.
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Gas viscosityLow temperature behavior of gases. Therminology and short explanations.
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Handbook of thermodynamics and heat transferThe information on thermodynamics, the properties of fluids and three modes of heat transfer is presented.
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Superfluidity of heliumThe question "what is superfluidity?" is answered on example of Helium. The physics of this condition, history of discovering are also presented.
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The world of thermodynamicsthe basic terms of thermodynamics, kinetic theory and three thermodynamics laws.
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