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BL
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| Record Number
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589403
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b418622
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| Main Entry
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Rowlinson, J. S., (John Shipley),1926-
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| Title & Author
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Sir James Dewar, 1842-1923 : : a ruthless chemist /\ J.S. Rowlinson
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| Publication Statement
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Farnham, Surrey, England ;Burlington, VT :: Ashgate,, c2012
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| Series Statement
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Science, technology and culture, 1700-1945
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| Page. NO
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xviii, 236 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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9781409406136 (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 140940613X (hbk. : alk. paper)
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: 9781409406143 (ebook)
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: 1409406148 (ebook)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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| Contents
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Nomenclature and Units -- Abbreviations -- Boyhood -- Edinburgh -- Cambridge -- Demonstrators -- Spectroscopy -- London -- Commerce -- Cryogenics -- Early experiments -- The vacuum flask -- Interchangers -- Joule-Thomson cooling -- Liquid hydrogen -- Cryogenic experiments -- Argon and Helium -- Davy Faraday Research Laboratory -- Decline -- Chronology -- Appendix
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| Subject
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Dewar, James,1842-1923
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Chemists-- Great Britain, Biography
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Inventors-- Great Britain, Biography
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Science-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century
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Science-- Great Britain-- History-- 20th century
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| Dewey Classification
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540.92B
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| LC Classification
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QD22.D345R69 2012
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