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Bachelor thesis

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2015-01

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Joule's experiment: An historico-critical approach

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We present the result of the historical analysis of Joule's paper "The mechanical equivalent of heat" (1849). We give a brief but close examination of his measurements of the mechanical value of a calorie, as well as their in uence in the birth of thermodynamics.

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Treballs Finals de Grau de Física, Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona, Any: 2015, Tutor: Enric Pérez Canals

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Termodinàmica, Història de la ciència, Treballs de fi de grau

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Thermodynamics, History of sciences, Bachelor's theses, Joule, James Prescott, 1818-1889

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Treballs Finals de Grau (TFG) - Física

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POU GALLO, Marcos. Joule's experiment: An historico-critical approach. [consulted: 18 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/67342

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