Lord Kelvin: An account of his scientific life and work
ENGLISH MEN OF SCIENCE
EDITED BY J. REYNOLDS GREEN, Sc.D.
LORD KELVIN
ENGLISH MEN OF SCIENCE
Edited by
Dr. J. REYNOLDS GREEN.
With Photogravure Frontispiece. Small Cr. 8vo, 2s. 6d. net per vol.
SPENCER. By J. Arthur Thompson.
PRIESTLEY. By Dr. Thorpe, C.B., F.R.S.
FLOWER. By Prof. R. Lydekker, F.R.S.
HUXLEY. By Prof. Ainsworth Davis.
BENTHAM. By B. Daydon Jackson, F.L.S.
Andrew Gray
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LORD KELVIN
ANDREW GRAY
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
LORD KELVIN
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI
CHAPTER VII
CHAPTER VIII
Comparison of Absolute Scale with Scale of Air Thermometer
Dissipation of Energy
Thermoelasticity and Thermoelectricity
CHAPTER IX
CHAPTER X
Electrolysis and Electrical Units
Electrical Oscillations
CHAPTER XI
The 'Natural Philosophy'
Gyrostatic Action
Electrostatics and Magnetism
CHAPTER XII
CHAPTER XIII
CHAPTER XIV
CHAPTER XV
Theory of Signalling
Laying of First American Cables
Mirror Galvanometer and Siphon Recorder
Mariners' Compass and Sounding Machine
CHAPTER XVI
CHAPTER XVII
CONCLUSION
FOOTNOTES
INDEX