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This law (regarding the theoretical efficiency of heat engines by Mr.…
Quote byWilliam John Macquorn Rankine · 1820–1872
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Manual of Applied Mechanics, (1858) London and Glasgow : Richard Griffin and Company, p. 630.
English (original)
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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