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On the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat

papers articles scientific paper paper major planned

Creators

  • James Prescott Joule, author

Canon Rationale

A major thermodynamics source, included for heat-work equivalence, experimental measurement, and the history of energy conservation.

Evidence

  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'James Prescott Joule'.
  • museum record: Internet Archive records for Joule's scientific papers and mechanical-equivalent-of-heat materials.

Audit Flags

version dependency, epistemic status required

Completion unit: read the full 1845 paper or a defined source selection. This record should receive a tighter work-level publication source in a later audit.

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