Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
William John Macquorn Rankine FRSE FRS (/ ˈ r æ ŋ k ɪ n /; 5 July 1820 – 24 December 1872) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist. He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), to the science of thermodynamics , particularly focusing on its First Law.
W J Macquorn Rankine . William John Macquorn Rankine FRSE FRS (/ ˈ r æ ŋ k ɪ n /; 5 July 1820 – 24 December 1872) was a Scottish mathematician and physicist.He was a founding contributor, with Rudolf Clausius and William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), to the science of thermodynamics, particularly focusing on its First Law.
1872 - Death of William John Macquorn Rankine, British physician and engenier (b. 1820) 1906 - Radio: Reginald Fessenden transmits the first radio broadcast; consisting of a poetry reading, a violin solo, and a speech; 1914 - Death of John Muir, British naturalist (b. 1838)
1872 – William John Macquorn Rankine, Scottish physicist and engineer (b. 1820) 1873 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1795) 1879 – Anna Bochkoltz, German operatic soprano, voice teacher and composer (b. 1815) 1889 – Jan Jakob Lodewijk ten Kate, Dutch pastor and poet (b. 1819)
Also involved editorially were William John Macquorn Rankine, Francis Bowen, John Eadie, and John Pringle Nichol. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] A list of contributors appeared in the first volume, [ 9 ] and a further list in volume II.
Main page; Contents; Current events; Random article; About Wikipedia; Contact us; Donate
How Her 1982 Death Is Connected to the Menendez Brothers Trial. Rebecca Aizin. ... Heather O'Rourke and JoBeth Williams on set of the 1982 film 'Poltergeist'. Dunne met Sweeney, who was a sous ...
His brother then worked with a firm of civil engineers, while he himself worked at the Clutha Ironworks at Glasgow as a mechanical engineer. [2] [3] He furthered his education by attending classes of Professor William John Macquorn Rankine at the University of Glasgow. [2] John Anderson returned to New Zealand in 1873; his brother followed him ...