Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923 : a ruthless chemist / John Rowlinson.

  • Rowlinson, J. S. (John Shipley), 1926-
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[2012], ©2012
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Farnham, Surrey ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2012], ©2012.

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xviii, 236 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Nomenclature and Units -- Abbreviations -- Boyhood -- Edinburgh -- Cambridge -- Demonstrators -- Spectroscopy -- London -- Commerce -- Cryogenics -- Early experiments -- The vacuum flask -- Interchangers -- Joule-Thomson cooling -- Liquid hydrogen -- Cryogenic experiments -- Argon and Helium -- Davy Faraday Research Laboratory -- Decline -- Chronology -- Appendix.

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    History of Medicine
    BZP (Dewar)
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  • 9781409406136
  • 140940613X
  • 9781409406143
  • 1409406148