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certain amount of mechanic- al force was transformed into a respective amount of heat? Could that also be the case with electricity? He started to think about how to examine these connections. About three [...] Inside the vessel there was an axis with brass paddles to mix the water. Additionally, there were also fixed paddles that helped to produce a larger friction in the water – meanwhile he could use weights
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them through Euclid’s books on geometry, and covered a vast range of natural phenomena. There was also a wilder side of Joule’s science educa- tion: he blew his eyebrows off in a gun experiment; he flew [...] conservation of en- ergy, are among the greatest achievements of nine- teenth-century science. Joule also calculated that the water just beyond the bottom of a waterfall will be one degree Fahren- heit warmer [...] explained by Mr. Joule in 1847 by the heat developed by bodies rushing into our atmosphere. Joule also did a series of beautiful experiments on electrolysis and combustion. Batteries work because some
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seen in the historical analysis both in Greek antiquity, as well as for the modern period. It can also be identified in the educational conceptions. The historical development of the concept of elements [...] elements were not what we call earth, fire, air, and water, but they are elementary principles (see also the background on the development of the Periodic Table). 2 Historical Background: Atoms Storytelling [...] atomic theory, apart from not ac- cepting the idea of empty space, which contradicted his theory. He also found the notion of an object being in permanent motion absurd. He opposed the atomic concept in its
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nobility (e.g. the Medici), but also collections of members of the republic of let- ters, like those of the Jesuit Athanasius Kircher or the Dane Ole Worm. Moreover there were also collections for educational [...] time, but also were eco- nomically important. The search for cures for the new diseases that appeared in the colonies was of great importance for the colonial em- pires. Those plants could also generate [...] born in an epoch that was recognized as an emergence in a new era, not only by today’s historians but also by its contemporaries. They saw themselves surrounded by lively ideas, new knowledge and upheavals
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time, but also were economically important. The search for cures for the new diseases that appeared in the colonies was of great importance for the colonial empires. Those plants could also generate great [...] nobility (e.g. the Medici), but also collections of members of the republic of let- ters, like those of the Jesuit Athanasius Kircher or the Dane Ole Worm. Moreover there were also collections for educational [...] time, but also were eco- nomically important. The search for cures for the new diseases that appeared in the colonies was of great importance for the colonial em- pires. Those plants could also generate
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with JJ’s help, Rutherford obtained his first job as professor at McGill Uni- versity in Montreal, Canada. Finally, he was also able to marry his sweetheart, Mary, who had waited for him all this time [...] life oc- curred when he chose Professor J. J. Thompson (known as JJ by his students) at Cambridge Uni- versity’s Cavendish Laboratory as his doctoral su- pervisor. Cambridge had just instituted the new
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, New Zealand. There, he became a very active student, not only in science, but also playing for the rugby team. He also partic- ipated in the Dialectic Society (a student debating group) and the graduation [...] with JJ’s help, Rutherford obtained his first job as professor at McGill Uni- versity in Montreal, Canada. Finally, he was also able to marry his sweetheart, Mary, who had waited for him all this time [...] in 1909, Mach was also very prominent in his times) and the proponents of a statistical inter- pretation (most notably Boltzmann) was not just based on physical issues but involved also deep philosophical
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concept of absolute zero—the temperature at which no heat can be removed from a system. Thomson’s work also played a large part in formalizing the second law of thermodynamics, where he formulated the familiar
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founded by Becher and Stahl. This played also a role in naming the first instrument that enabled measurements of the amount of heat calorimeter (Roberts 1991, see also Beretta 2005), the ice calorimeter. For [...] the glass. also in 1804 an investigation in which he analyzed the ability of various materials to emit radiant heat. 2 Whilst this inquiry may be seen as funda- mental research, there are also aspects of [...] experimental resources (which will be discussed later) it also caused a difficulty: Even though conceptual difficulties played a role, it was also Joule’s status that was meaningful. He was not a trained
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Exploring solar cooking he used works of Hor- ace-Benedict de Saussure and Claude Pouillet. Mouchot also demonstrated prin- ciple of ice blocks production using a solar-driven adsorption chiller. Then he