Heat Considered as a Mode of Motion
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"Heat Considered as a Mode of Motion" is a 19th-century scientific work that helped popularize the kinetic theory of heat by explaining thermal phenomena in terms of molecular motion.
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| Heat Considered as a Mode of Motion canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
physics book
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scientific book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | popularize the kinetic theory of heat ⓘ |
| author | John Tyndall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | lectures delivered at the Royal Institution ⓘ |
| contributesTo | dissemination of energy conservation concepts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
experimental evidence for kinetic theory of heat
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heat as a form of molecular motion ⓘ relationship between heat and mechanical work ⓘ |
| field |
kinetic theory of heat
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physics ⓘ thermodynamics ⓘ |
| genre | lecture-based treatise ⓘ |
| hasEdition | multiple revised editions in the late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later textbooks on heat and thermodynamics ⓘ |
| hasPart |
lectures on conduction of heat
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lectures on convection of heat ⓘ lectures on mechanical equivalent of heat ⓘ lectures on radiant heat ⓘ lectures on transformation of energy ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Victorian era science
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development of classical thermodynamics ⓘ |
| inCollection | Tyndall’s popular lectures and addresses NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
acceptance of kinetic theory among educated lay readers
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public understanding of thermodynamics in the 19th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general educated public
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students of physics ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
heat
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kinetic theory ⓘ molecular motion ⓘ thermodynamic phenomena ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accessible explanation of kinetic theory
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clear experimental demonstrations of thermal phenomena ⓘ role in Victorian scientific popularization ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1863 ⓘ |
| publisher | Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, & Green NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
first law of thermodynamics
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kinetic theory of gases NERFINISHED ⓘ mechanical theory of heat ⓘ second law of thermodynamics ⓘ |
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