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'''William John Macquorn Rankine''' (1820-1872) | '''William John Macquorn Rankine''' (1820-1872) <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed050p274 V. V. Raman "William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872)", Journal of Chemical Education '''50''' pp.274-276 (1973)]</ref> | ||
==Rankine temperature scale== | ==Rankine temperature scale== | ||
0°R corresponds to 0 kelvin, and 1.8 degrees Rankine is equivalent to 1 kevlin <ref>[http://pml.nist.gov/Pubs/SP811/appenB9.html#TEMPERATURE NIST guide to SI Units]</ref> | 0°R corresponds to 0 kelvin, and 1.8 degrees Rankine is equivalent to 1 kevlin <ref>[http://pml.nist.gov/Pubs/SP811/appenB9.html#TEMPERATURE NIST guide to SI Units]</ref> | ||
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*[http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/mlemen/mlemen078.htm Biography on Glasgow Digital Library] | *[http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/mlemen/mlemen078.htm Biography on Glasgow Digital Library] | ||
*[http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Rankine.html Biography on MacTutor History] | *[http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Rankine.html Biography on MacTutor History] | ||
*[http://www.jstor.org/stable/3104442 David F. Channell "The Harmony of Theory and Practice: The Engineering Science of W. J. M. Rankine", Technology and Culture '''23''' pp. 39-52 (1982)] | |||
[[Category: Person]] | [[Category: Person]] | ||
Revision as of 13:53, 27 September 2010
William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872) [1]
Rankine temperature scale
0°R corresponds to 0 kelvin, and 1.8 degrees Rankine is equivalent to 1 kevlin [2]
Publications list
Incomplete list:
- William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Geometrical Representation of the Expansive Action of Heat, and the Theory of Thermo-Dynamic Engines", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 144 pp. 115-175 (1854)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "XVI. On the mechanical action of heat", Philosophical Magazine Series 4, Volume 7 Issue 43 pp. 111-122 (1854)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "XXXVI. On the mechanical action of heat", Philosophical Magazine Series 4, Volume 7, Issue 45 pp. 239-254 (1854)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "On Axes of Elasticity and Crystalline Forms", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 146 pp. x-285 (1856)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Stability of Loose Earth", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 147 pp. 9-27 (1857)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "Supplement to Mr. Macquorn Rankine's Paper "On the Thermodynamic Theory of Steam-Engines with Dry Saturated Steam, and Its Application to Practice"", 149 pp. 743-744 (1859)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Thermo-Dynamic Theory of Steam-Engines with Dry Saturated Steam, and Its Application to Practice", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 149 pp. 177-192 (1859)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Exact Form of Waves Near the Surface of Deep Water", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 153 pp. 127-138 (1863)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "On Plane Water-Lines in Two Dimensions", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 154 pp. 369-391 (1864)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Thermodynamic Theory of Waves of Finite Longitudinal Disturbance", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 160 pp. 277-288 (1870)
- William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Mathematical Theory of Stream-Lines, Especially Those with Four Foci and Upwards", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 161 pp. 267-306 (1871)
Books:
- William John Macquorn Rankine "A Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers" ISBN 9781144855596