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The most convincing proof of the conversion of heat into living force [vis viva] has been derived fr...

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The Scientific Papers of James Prescott Joule - Volume 1

The earth in its rapid motion round the sun possesses a degree of living force so vast that, if turn...

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The Scientific Papers of James Prescott Joule - Volume 1

Believing that the power to destroy belongs to the Creator alone I affirm... that any theory which, ...

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Order is manifestly maintained in the universe... governed by the sovereign will of God.

After the knowledge of, and obedience to, the will of God, the next aim must be to know something of...

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James Prescott Joule

Born: 1818-12-24

Died: 1889-10-11

James Prescott Joule (24 December 1818 – 11 October 1889) was an English physicist and brewer. Joule studied the nature of heat, and discovered its relationship to mechanical work.More