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Rudolf Clausius (Britannica)

Britannica

Encyclopaedia Britannica biography of the German physicist who formulated the second law of thermodynamics and coined the term entropy.

Facts
Publisher
Encyclopaedia Britannica
URL
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rudolf-Clausius
Source Type
encyclopedia
Reliability Tier
1
General encyclopedia with editorial review; standard tertiary reference.
Sources
Rudolf Clausius (Britannica)
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Claims Backed By This Source (16 claims)

This source backs 16 claims across the atlas. As facts: 10 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 holds.

Disposition By Topic

  • Scientists, 8 claims: 3 well-attested, 5 holds.
  • Institutions, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 holds.
  • Sources, 4 claims: 4 well-attested.

Well-attested

10

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Scientists

Holds

6

Institutions

Scientists

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