Charles de Haldat du Lys

Charles Nicolas Alexandre Haldat du Lys (24 December 1770 – 26 November 1852) was a French physicist who performed experimental work in hydrostatics.[1]

He was a critic of the reliability of Benjamin Thompson's researches on the generation of heat, An Experimental Enquiry Concerning the Source of the Heat which is Excited by Friction.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cardwell (1971) p.102
  2. ^ Haldat (1810)

Bibliography

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  • Cardwell, D.S.L. (1971). From Watt to Clausius: The Rise of Thermodynamics in the Early Industrial Age. Heinemann: London. ISBN 0-435-54150-1.
  • Haldat, C.N.A. (1810). "Inquiries concerning the heat produced by friction". Journal de Physique. 65: 213.