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Rumford’s work with re- spect to energy conservation, the importance of Lavoisier's work lies not in the fact that his system can be seen as the accepted theory – and actually Rumford’s work did not change [...] became familiar with the work of Victor Regnault and Sadi Carnot. The latter had demon- strated that the work of a steam engine is depend- ing on the temperature difference, thus the work was not equivalent [...] responsi- ble for establishing his work, but also William Thomson, who later became Lord Kelvin. Yet, Joule himself did not start from scratch and par- ticularly referred to the work of Benjamin Thomp- son, Count
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from it a few dozen of sailors, soon not only will not be able to guide the cannons, but who will work on the sails?... We are in the sea since 2 April, it is almost seven weeks. Captain sadly looked down [...] scurvy is the result of putrefaction of the body, which can be aided by acids. On land that does not work. If I knew which alleviates the symptoms of scurvy, maybe I could help these poor... - Sit down, please [...] captain, doubtfully - Well? - One of them returned to service today, the second is ready to the light work on board! - Triumphantly said Lind - it seems to me that the oranges and lemons can help fight this
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Medical Society of Edinburgh. But his important scientific findings he published in 1753 in his classic work A Treatise on the Scurvy and dedicated it to Lord Anson, the First Lord of the Admiralty, who as a [...] sailed round the world in 1740 and knew all about the ravages of this disease. Unfortunately, this work was by the medical community ignored. Lind was not the discoverer of the beneficial effect of citruses [...] Klassen and Cathrine Froese Klassen and is based, in part on Historical Background: Food, energy and work – developing a science of nutrition written by Andreas Junk. Biography: James Lind was written by
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measured the energy converted from food into heat and mechanical work (Rubner, 1902). Several other scientists worked on a theory of nutrition and work to enhance human performance in industry and the military [...] energy for their work in factories. After von Helmholtz’s publi- cation on the conservation of the “living force,” 11 it seemed obvious working men had to convert their food into mechanical work and that these [...] march on an empty stomach” illustrates the equilibrium between food consumption and work, but not, necessarily, the work typical for a soldier. Ancient sources written by Roman quartermasters around 100
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Netherlands. He was the seventh child of Christiaan Eijkman and Johanna Alida Pool. Christiaan’s father worked as a headmaster at the local school. When he was only a few years old, his family relo- cated to [...] chief medical officer to the island of Java in the Indies, accompanied by his new wife. There, he worked as an army surgeon for two years. Unfortu- nately, he contracted a severe case of malaria in 1885 [...] his recovery from malaria, Eijkman began studying a new field of medicine called bacteriology. He worked in Josef Forster's laboratory in Amsterdam and also in Robert Koch's bacteriological laboratory in
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interrupted him. “Seal this barrel now! And seal it completely!” The man muttered something but began to work and he didn’t even stop as the fire fighters arrived with their hoses and nozzles. Finally the barrel [...] The men started to pump. Relatively soon they were groaning because it became harder and hard- er to work the pump. But then the barrel made 2 Story Otto and the Emptiness Storytelling Teaching Model: ht [...] wouldn’t stop. Otto was wondering what that could be – when he saw that the pumping men could suddenly work the pump more easily again. The barrel wasn’t sealed, air was flowing in! Otto was very disappointed
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when Magdeburg was taken over by Swedish people, he came back to his homecity, where he started to work in the city’s administration. During the following ten years, he was involved in rebuilding the city [...] physics professor in the Jesuit College in Würzburg, Jesuit Gaspar Schott. In 1657, Schott published the work entitled Mechanica hydraulico- pneumatica, in which one of the chapters was devoted to describe all [...] electrostatic generator, with the sulphur sphere as the basic element. In 1672, in Amsterdam, the work of Guericke’s life entitled Experimenta nova (ut vocantur) Magdeburgica de vacuo spatio was published
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aversion against any emptiness. This discussion flamed up again in the 17 th century. Beneath the work of Galilei, Torricelli and Pascal in Italy and France, the mayor of Magdeburg, a town in the center [...] aversion against any emptiness. This discussion flamed up again in the 17 th century. Beneath the work of Galilei, Torricelli and Pascal in Italy and France, the mayor of Magdeburg, a town in the center [...] to compensate the applied force of about ten men on the right. However, what one cannot see is the work that has to be done, to conduct this experiment. Schott illustrates in his technica curiosa a setup
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his father died. In 1752, Georg was enrolled in the secondary school in Damstadt. Thanks to his hard work and creativity, he gained few prizes. Pastor’s family did not suffer from poverty, but they did not [...] outstanding teacher of young Georg was the physics and maths lecturer, Abraham Gotthelf Kästner, who worked also in the astronomical observatory in the university. The time of studies was not easy for Lichtenberg [...] planning to write his own textbook, but he never did that. Although, he had never published any bigger work in natural history with his name, he was considered as one of the most outstanding contemporary scholars
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have invented the device. However, it is unclear whether he had been familiar with Wilcke’s work or whether his work serves as an example of an independent development. The operations with the electrophorus [...] electrical charges. However, most researchers in the field of electricity remained ignorant of Wilcke’s work; and the electrophorus was particularly made known by the Italian Alessandro Volta (who is best known [...] other electrical phenomena) be explained with both conceptual ideas. However, another researcher worked with the electrophorus, and he seemingly made an observation that could be used as evidence for the