Collected Papers in Physics and Engineering (Classic Reprint)
Language: English
Published by Forgotten Books, 2024
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Print on Demand. This book brings together the published scientific contributions of James Thomson, a 19th-century innovator whose work left indelible marks on several branches of physical science, as evidenced by the references to his work by his brother, Lord Kelvin, and other eminent scientists of the time. The ideas presented in this book retain relevance to this day, with ongoing developments in water-turbines for the utilization of hydraulic power in mountainous regions standing as a testament to the groundbreaking nature of the research contained within. The initial chapters outline Thomson's groundbreaking discovery of the lowering of the freezing point of water with the application of pressure, which provided the foundation for his investigations on the influence of stress on crystallization and solution, as well as his astute observations on the formation of ice in nature, such as the ground ice of the St Lawrence and the glacial origin of the Parallel Roads of Glenroy. A later chapter details Thomson's development of the natural flow of water and its measurement, which are fundamental to practical hydraulics, including a substantial body of research on the flow of water in uniform regime in rivers and open channels, and a presentation of flux and reflux of water in open channels, pipes, or other ducts. The contributions compiled in this volume stand as a testament to James Thomson's remarkable originality of thought, experimental precision, and dedication to the advancement of scientific knowledge. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.…
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- Title
- Collected Papers in Physics and Engineering (Classic Reprint)
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- James Thomson
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- Forgotten Books
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- 2024
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- Language
- English
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T is well known - chiefly through references to his work by other physicists such as his brother Lord Kelvin, Thomas Andrews, James Clerk Maxwell, Osborne Reynolds, J. Willard Gibbs - that the scientific activity of James Thomson has left permanent marks on the history of several branches of physical science. The collection into readily accessible form, in one volume, of his published contributions to knowledge, has thus been desirable, especially in view of the scattered local journals, often remote from modern facilities for reference, in which much of the work originally appeared. The project of a posthumous collection of his brother's work was constantly encouraged and looked forward to by Lord Kelvin during his later years, but his numerous pre-occupations prevented active assistance.
On the recent completion of the Collected Edition of Lord Kelvin's own scientific work, the idea has impressed itself on others that there should be available a full record of the work very different in general type from his own - of his brother who was his lifelong companion and scientific associate. The materials for the present collection have been brought together mainly by the care of his son, James Thomson, of the Elswick Engineer ing Works, newcastle-ou-tyne, assisted zealously by his wife who has not survived to see the completion of her work; while the Biographical Memoir, containing passages of high interest as regards the personal aspect of the progress of Physical and Engineering Science in this country in the middle of the last century, has been constructed largely out of narratives and re collections obtained by his daughter Mary Hancock Thomson.
Letters of scientific importance which passed between Lord Kelvin and his brother, on subjects such as the Theory of the Dissipation of Energy and the characteristics of natural flow in liquids, have been included, as well as scientific correspondence with Faraday, Clerk Maxwell, Andrews, H. C. Sorby and other eminent men.
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