Benjamin Thompson (later Count Rumford) aimed by his inventions and
scientific research to increase the degree of comfort in daily
life. His goals were practical and his contributions to our
knowledge of the nature of heat proved extremely valuable. Between
1870 and 1875, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in Boston
published all of Rumford's papers that the Academy committee was
able to find. The Academy edition, however, has long been out of
print and practically unavailable. Here Sanborn Brown has
rearranged the papers according to subject matter. Volume I
contains Rumford's papers on the nature of heat; the second covers
its practical applications. This third volume contains his papers
on devices and techniques, including "Use of Steam for Transporting
Heat"; "Means of Heating the Hall of the (French) Institute"; "New
Boiler for Saving Fuel"; "Steam Heat for Making Soap"; "Fires in
Closed Fire-Places"; "Kitchen Fire-Places"; "Salubrity of Warm
Rooms"; "Salubrity of Warm Bathing"; "The Strength of Silk";
"Quantities of Absorbed Moisture"; "Advantage of Wheels with Broad
Felloes"; and "Proposals for Building a Frigate."
General
Imprint: |
Harvard University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
1969 |
First published: |
1969 |
Authors: |
Count Rumford
|
Editors: |
Sanborn C. Brown
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156 x 36mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover - Cloth over boards
|
Pages: |
516 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-674-13953-4 |
Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Chemistry >
General
|
LSN: |
0-674-13953-4 |
Barcode: |
9780674139534 |
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