Sujet
James Prescott Joule, English physicist, c1895. Artist: Unknown
Légende
James Prescott Joule, English physicist, c1895. Joule (1818-1889) was born at Salford near Manchester and studied chemistry under John Dalton. His researches between 1843 and 1878 showed that heat is a form of energy. He was able to establish the mechanical equivalent of heat and the unit of energy, the Joule, is named for him.
Oxford Science Archive
Date
1895
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B63_397
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
30,7Mo (2,5Mo) / 24,1cm x 31,9cm / 2850 x 3762 (300dpi)