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journal to publish it. It first appeared in a local Manchester newspaper. Finally he published a paper in the Proceedings of the Royal Society describing the first of the epon- ymous laws which predicts [...] impressive that his provincial origins were forgiven, and by the late 1840’s he was regularly presenting papers to the British Associa- tion and the Royal Society. 2 Biography: James Prescott Joule Storytelling

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• The hard work of experimenting James Prescott Joule, William Thomson, and the mechanical equivalent of heat.

pushed himself to excel above his classmates, winning a medal for his paper, “An Essay on the Figure of the Earth” and began to publish papers at the age of fifteen. However, despite being academically inclined [...] Thomson’s came about after listening to James Prescott Joule read a paper during a meeting of the British Association in 1847. In this paper, Joule discussed the experiments he had performed in his brewery [...] William, Baron Kelvin of Largs, achieved a monumental work in his lifetime, publishing 661 scientific papers and achieving 75 patents. He had a key role in the successful laying of the first transatlantic

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the mechanical work and the heat is achieved, by the progress of science. 6. Locate, based on the papers were published by Joule, the prevailing scientific views about the heat. 7. Describe how the scientific

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• The hard work of experimenting James Prescott Joule, William Thomson, and the mechanical equivalent of heat.

principle of energy conservation. The paper Joule presented in 1843 was not paid much attention to in the scientific world. In the following years Joule presented several papers in which he described various different [...] these papers are noteworthy for completely differ- ent reasons. One was published in the Philosophi- cal Transactions of 1850, it was entitled "On the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat". In this paper Joule [...] of this paper in the pres- tigious Philosophical Transactions can be seen as a strong indicator of the acceptance of Joule’s work by the British scientific community. The other important paper Joule presented

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me- tabolism” (Funk 1912, p. 341). Funk stated that all but one of the diseases covered in his 1912 paper could be cured simply by adding a new class of organic sub- stances, which he called vitamins (short

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• Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier and respiration

me- tabolism” (Funk 1912, p. 341). Funk stated that all but one of the diseases covered in his 1912 paper could be cured simply by adding a new class of organic sub- stances, which he called vitamins (short [...] listens and understands. - Yes, Sir! - Lind confirmed. He took out from his pocket a sheet of written paper and with enthusi- asm continued. – Due to which I have already mentioned, I will enrich their diet

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pre-selected or random teams of 2 to 4. 2. The teacher distributes to each team a sheet of poster paper or large sheet of newsprint with a unique heading and enough same-coloured pens for each member. Pen [...] instead of the Gallery Walk. 7. Students may be asked to write any questions that come to mind on paper. These questions may be grouped and summarized by the teacher in order to initiate a class discussion

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• Rumford and nutrition

me- tabolism” (Funk 1912, p. 341). Funk stated that all but one of the diseases covered in his 1912 paper could be cured simply by adding a new class of organic sub- stances, which he called vitamins (short

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• Lind and scurvy
• Liebig and nutrition
• Rumford and nutrition
• Antoine Laurent de Lavoisier and respiration
• Dr. Andreas Junk
• Dr. Andreas Junk

corner, “Let me introduce myself: my name is Cornelis Winkler from Utrecht.” Eijkman put down his paper and stretched out his hand, “I am Christiaan Eijkman, lately of Am- sterdam, but before that from [...] me- tabolism” (Funk 1912, p. 341). Funk stated that all but one of the diseases covered in his 1912 paper could be cured simply by adding a new class of organic sub- stances, which he called vitamins (short [...] Primary Sources Eijkman, Christiaan: Polyneuritis in Chickens, or the Origin of Vitamin Research: Papers, Basel 1990. Funk, Casimir: The Etiology of the Deficiency Diseases. Beri-beri, Polyneuritis in Birds

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listens and understands. - Yes, Sir! - Lind confirmed. He took out from his pocket a sheet of written paper and with enthusi- asm continued. – Due to which I have already mentioned, I will enrich their diet

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