Scottish geologist and politician (1761-1832)

Account of a series of experiments, shewing the effects of compression in modifying the action of heat. Read in the Royal Society of Edinburgh, June 3, 1805 / by Sir James Hall.

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Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet

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Account of a series of experiments, shewing the effects of compression in modifying the action of heat. Read in the Royal Society of Edinburgh, June 3, 1805 / by Sir James Hall.