This law (regarding the theoretical efficiency of heat engi… - William John Macquorn Rankine

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This law (regarding the theoretical efficiency of heat engines by Mr. Joule), and the law of the maximum efficiency of heat engines, are particular cases of a general law which regulates all transformation of energy, and is the basis of the Science of Energetics.

William John Macquorn Rankine

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William John Macquorn Rankine (5 July 1820 – 24 December 1872) was a Scottish engineer and physicist.

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