Project Gutenberg 2012-04-04 Public domain in the USA. 325 Gray, Andrew 1847 1925 Gray, A. (Andrew) 09008091 Lord Kelvin: An account of his scientific life and work Produced by Laura Wisewell, Turgut Dincer, Tamise Totterdell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (The original copy of this book was generously made available for scanning by the Department of Mathematics at the University of Glasgow.) "Lord Kelvin: An account of his scientific life and work" by Andrew Gray is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book explores the life and scientific contributions of the renowned physicist Lord Kelvin, focusing on his discoveries and teachings that significantly influenced physical science and engineering fields. The opening of the work establishes the context and purpose of the book, clarifying that it is not a full biography but rather a focused narrative on Kelvin's scientific achievements. It begins with a discussion of Kelvin's family background, detailing his father's influence and early education at the University of Glasgow. Notably, this introduction sets the stage for a detailed examination of Kelvin's formative years and the initial impact of his academic experiences on his later groundbreaking work in thermodynamics and electricity. The narrative invites readers to appreciate the interplay between Kelvin's personal life and his contributions to science. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/39373/39373-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 49.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907 QC Text Category: Biographies Category: Science - Physics 625509 2025-07-16T05:34:37.574539 text/html 628554 2012-04-04T13:53:48 text/html 949486 2025-07-16T05:34:47.226530 application/epub+zip 952136 2025-07-16T05:34:39.733571 application/epub+zip 291103 2025-07-16T05:34:38.434616 application/epub+zip 1292314 2025-07-16T05:34:52.193455 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1237412 2025-07-16T05:34:45.845545 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 421756 2022-09-18T05:34:49.812582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 545991 2025-07-16T05:34:36.301563 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 545769 2012-04-04T13:53:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19015 2025-07-16T05:34:52.338478 application/rdf+xml 20473 2025-07-16T05:34:38.548539 image/jpeg 2177 2025-07-16T05:34:38.492553 image/jpeg 192743 2012-04-04T13:53:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 943471 2012-04-04T13:53:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 966250 2025-07-16T05:34:37.703564 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia