Thermal conductivity through the nineteenth century
arXiv:1005.2119 · doi:10.1063/1.3480074
Abstract
As a material property and as a metaphor, thermal conductivity occupies an important position in physical, biological and geological sciences. Yet, its precise measurement is dependent on using electricity as a proxy because flowing heat cannot directly be measured.
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