{"product_id":"the-life-of-william-thomson-baron-kelvin-of-largs-paperback-9781108027182","title":"The Life of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108027182","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Life of William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive biography, first published in 1910, of the influential mathematician and physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (1824–1907).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSilvanus Phillips Thompson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108027182, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 January 2011\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e746 pages, 14 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 4.2 x 14 cm, 0.93 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe mathematician and physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, (1824–1907) was one of Britain's most influential scientists, famous for his work on the first and second laws of thermodynamics and for devising the Kelvin scale of absolute temperature. Silvanus P. Thompson (1851–1916) began this biography with the co-operation of Kelvin in 1906, but the project was interrupted by Kelvin's death the following year. Thompson, himself a respected physics lecturer and scientific writer, decided that a more comprehensive biography would be needed and spent several years reading through Kelvin's papers in order to complete these two volumes, published in 1910. Volume 2, beginning in 1871, covers not only Kelvin's mature research, but also more personal aspects of his life, including his love of music and sailing, his experiments with compasses and navigation, and the relationship between his scientific discoveries and his religious beliefs.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e15. The 'Lalla Rookh', the British Association, and the 'Hooper'\u003cbr\u003e 16. In the Seventies\u003cbr\u003e 17. Navigation – the compass and the sounding machine\u003cbr\u003e 18. Gyrostatics and wave motion\u003cbr\u003e 19. In the Eighties\u003cbr\u003e 20. The Baltimore lectures\u003cbr\u003e 21. Gathering up the threads\u003cbr\u003e 22. The peerage\u003cbr\u003e 23. The jubilee. Retirement\u003cbr\u003e 24. The great comprehensive theory\u003cbr\u003e 25. Views and opinions\u003cbr\u003e 26. The closing years\u003cbr\u003e Appendices\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physics%20%5BPH%5D%22\"\u003ePH\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46266012500248,"sku":"9781108027182","price":53.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108027182i_3ed6db39-968f-41a6-9285-736a0733a243.jpg?v=1694873451","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-life-of-william-thomson-baron-kelvin-of-largs-paperback-9781108027182","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}