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Cornelius Drebbel had a wager with King James 1 in 1620. What was it?
He could turn summer into winter
What does adding salt do to ice?
Makes it colder
What is Rovert Boyle primarily famous for?
Experimenting w/ nature of air
When were the first accurately calibrated thermometers made, and where?
Mid 17th century, florence
What was the biggest problem with these first thermometers?
Lack of universally accepted temperature scare
How were thermometers made smaller?
Using Mercury over other substances because they're more dense
Describe the 18th century theory that rivaled the theory that particles slow down
as they cool and speed up when they warm?
Caloric Theory... Heat (caloric; substance like oxygen) is substance-loosened particles
in matter, loosening molecules causing temperature to decrease
What was the fate of Lavoisier?
DECAPITATION
Who or what did Rumford leave his wife for?
Science
What was the name of Tudor's ship for transporting ice?
The Favorite
What was the "single most important economic problem in Europe?"
How much eat you can make w/o losing it
Carnot found out that more work could be done by an engine if...:
Greater temperature difference
How did the SI unit for energy become the Joule?
Proved the existence of something that converts b/w heat and motion
What is the first law of thermodynamics?
Energy can be changed from one form to another, but can not be destroyed or created
What is the second law of thermodynamics?
Flow of energy is from hot to cold
Why do some people still call their refrigerator the "ice box"
Because they have used it before
What happened to rhe rubber ball soaked in liquid oxygen as demonstrated by
James Dewar?
It bounced before, but then froze and shattered w/ the impact of a hammer
What was the lowest temperature reached by Faraday?
-130 degrees celcius
Who was the first to liquify hydrogen?
Dewar
What was is motivation for doing so?
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Cornelius Drebbel had a wager with King James 1 in 1620. What was it?
He could turn summer into winter
What does adding salt do to ice?
Makes it colder
What is Rovert Boyle primarily famous for?
Experimenting w/ nature of air
When were the first accurately calibrated thermometers made, and where?
Mid 17th century, florence
What was the biggest problem with these first thermometers?
Lack of universally accepted temperature scare
How were thermometers made smaller?
Using Mercury over other substances because they're more dense
Describe the 18th century theory that rivaled the theory that particles slow down
as they cool and speed up when they warm?
Caloric Theory... Heat (caloric; substance like oxygen) is substance-loosened particles
in matter, loosening molecules causing temperature to decrease
What was the fate of Lavoisier?
DECAPITATION
Who or what did Rumford leave his wife for?
Science
What was the name of Tudor's ship for transporting ice?
The Favorite
What was the "single most important economic problem in Europe?"
How much eat you can make w/o losing it
Carnot found out that more work could be done by an engine if...:
Greater temperature difference
How did the SI unit for energy become the Joule?
Proved the existence of something that converts b/w heat and motion
What is the first law of thermodynamics?
Energy can be changed from one form to another, but can not be destroyed or created
What is the second law of thermodynamics?
Flow of energy is from hot to cold
Why do some people still call their refrigerator the "ice box"
Because they have used it before
What happened to rhe rubber ball soaked in liquid oxygen as demonstrated by
James Dewar?
It bounced before, but then froze and shattered w/ the impact of a hammer
What was the lowest temperature reached by Faraday?
-130 degrees celcius
Who was the first to liquify hydrogen?
Dewar
What was is motivation for doing so?
