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XXII.—On the Foundations of the Kinetic Theory of Gases. III

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I have explained at some length, in my “Reply to Prof. Boltzmann,” the circumstances under which the present inquiry originated and has been pursued. Of these I need now only mention two:—first, the very limited time which I can spare for such work; second, the very meagre acquaintance I possessed of what had been already done with regard to the subject. My object has been to give an easily intelligible investigation of the Foundations of the Kinetic Theory; and I have, in consequence, abstained from reading the details of any investigation (be its author who he may) which seemed to me to be unnecessarily complex. Such a course has, inevitably, certain disadvantages, but its manifest advantages far outweigh them.

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Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of The Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 35 , Issue 4 , April 1890 , pp. 1029 - 1041
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1890

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page 1029 note * Proc. R. S. E., January 1888Google Scholar; Phil. Mag., March 1888Google Scholar.

page 1029 note † “ Report on some of the Physical Properties of Water,” Phys. Chem. Chall. Exp., Part IV.Google Scholar