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Glossary - J |
Joule
Joule, James Prescott
Joule
Unit of energy. The magnetic energy is expressed by:
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W = ___ B · H
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for unit of mass.
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Joule, James Prescott
English physicist who established that the various forms of energy--mechanical, electrical, and heat--are basically the same and can be changed, one into another. Thus he formed the basis of the law of conservation of energy, the first law of thermodynamics.
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