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Compared mechanical work with heat produced by friction in water, mercury and cast iron, establishing an experimental conversion relationship.
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James Prescott Joule
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Joule: the mechanical equivalent of heat
Compared mechanical work with heat produced by friction in water, mercury and cast iron, establishing an experimental conversion relationship.
Scientific scope
The paper uses historical units, temperature ranges and corrections. Its measured value is not a modern exact constant, and this record does not assign the entire development of energy conservation to one person.
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People and systems
James Prescott Joule
Listed source contributors; individual labor shares are not measured