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IN a previous article1 we considered how, by a simple mechanical means, diffusion renders it possible to derive work from matter at normal temperature. As the subject is an important one we propose to develop it somewhat further here.
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PRESTON, S. On a Means for Converting the Heat-Motion Possessed by Matter at Normal Temperature into Work . Nature 17, 202–204 (1878). https://doi.org/10.1038/017202c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/017202c0