Victorian physics meets industrial capitalism: Crosbie Smith and M. Norton Wise: Energy and empire: A biographical study of Lord Kelvin, 2 volume set. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009, 892pp, £43.00 PB

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Victorian physics meets industrial capitalism Content Type Journal Article Pages 1-6 DOI 10.1007/s11016-011-9554-0 Authors Bruce J. Hunt, History Department, University of Texas at Austin, 1 University Station B7000, Austin, TX 78712-0220, USA Journal Metascience Online ISSN 1467-9981 Print ISSN 0815-0796

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