Abstract

The questions to be resolved by a complete theory of the motive power of heat, are the following:—I. What is the precise nature of the thermal agency by means of whichmechanical effectis to be produced, without effects of any other kind?II. How may the amount of this thermal agency necessary for performing a given quantity of work be estimated?

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