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Unpublished paper, 'On the determination of the specific heats of gases at constant pressure and at constant volume and their ratio by adiabatic expansion' by Charles H [Herbert] Lees

Reference number: AP/80/14

Date: 1926

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Lees presents an overview of existing researches on the topic before sharing details of his experimental observations regarding the determination of the specific heats of gases at constant pressure and at constant volume and their ratio by adiabatic expansion.

Annotations in pencil and ink throughout.

Subject: Chemistry / Thermodynamics

Received 19 April 1926. Read 3 June 1926.

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AP/80/14
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1926
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Ink and graphite pencil on paper
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14 pages
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Typescript

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Charles Herbert Lees

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Charles Herbert Lees, Unpublished paper, 'On the determination of the specific heats of gases at constant pressure and at constant volume and their ratio by adiabatic expansion' by Charles H [Herbert] Lees, 1926, AP/80/14, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_80_14/unpublished-paper-on-the-determination-of-the-specific-heats-of-gases-at-constant-pressure-and-at-constant-volume-and-their-ratio-by-adiabatic-expansion-by-charles-h-herbert-lees, accessed on 14 October 2024

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