2006-09-06 10:02:47 · 5 answers · asked by jorgeduran17000 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Kelvin, William Thomson 1824-1907...British mathematician and physicist. His work in thermodynamics coordinating the various existing theories of heat established the law of the conservation of energy as proposed by James Joule. He introduced the Kelvin scale, or absolute scale, of temperature.
Kelvin...symbol °K and spoken degrees Kelvin. A unit of absolute temperature where 0°K is the coldest temperature that can exist. Though the scale begins at a different point than the Celsius scale, this unit is equal to one Celsius degree. In the Kelvin scale, water freezes at 273.15°K and boils at 373.15°K. As of 1967 the presently accepted symbol for Kelvin is K without the degree symbol. This however is confusing as Celsius is expressed in degrees and Kelvin is not. Also K can be mistaken for K, the proposed simple symbol for kinetic energy. Because the English alphabet has a limited amount of letters to be used as symbols, standard character set designations like the degree symbol can be used to further identify a unit.
2006-09-06 10:19:22 · answer #1 · answered by shepardj2005 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kelvin
2016-11-05 06:31:26 · answer #2 · answered by jason w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lord and Lady Kelvin produced 'THE Kelvin'.
2006-09-06 15:34:49 · answer #3 · answered by Bob G 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lord Kelvin , who placed absolute zero at -273° Celcius
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2006-09-06 10:08:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
sir kelvin.
2006-09-06 10:05:46 · answer #5 · answered by penguinxcrossing 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋