Editing William John Macquorn Rankine

'''William John Macquorn Rankine''' (1820-1872) <ref>[http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ed050p274 V. V. Raman "William John Macquorn Rankine (1820-1872)", Journal of Chemical Education '''50''' pp.274-276 (1973)]</ref> 
==Rankine temperature scale==
0°R corresponds to 0 kelvin, and 1.8 degrees Rankine is equivalent to 1 kevlin <ref>[http://pml.nist.gov/Pubs/SP811/appenB9.html#TEMPERATURE NIST guide to SI Units]</ref>
==Publications list==
Incomplete list:
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1854.0007 William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Geometrical Representation of the Expansive Action of Heat, and the Theory of Thermo-Dynamic Engines", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London '''144''' pp. 115-175 (1854)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786445408647433 William John Macquorn Rankine "XVI. On the mechanical action of heat", Philosophical Magazine Series 4, Volume '''7''' Issue 43 pp. 111-122  (1854)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14786445408647463 William John Macquorn Rankine "XXXVI. On the mechanical action of heat", Philosophical Magazine Series 4, Volume '''7''', Issue 45 pp. 239-254 (1854)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1856.0003 William John Macquorn Rankine "On Axes of Elasticity and Crystalline Forms", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London '''146''' pp. x-285 (1856)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1857.0003 William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Stability of Loose Earth", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London '''147''' pp. 9-27 (1857)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1859.0028 William John Macquorn Rankine "Supplement to Mr. Macquorn Rankine's Paper "On the Thermodynamic Theory of Steam-Engines with Dry Saturated Steam, and Its Application to Practice"", '''149''' pp. 743-744 (1859)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1859.0010 William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Thermo-Dynamic Theory of Steam-Engines with Dry Saturated Steam, and Its Application to Practice", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London '''149''' pp. 177-192 (1859)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1863.0006 William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Exact Form of Waves Near the Surface of Deep Water", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London '''153''' pp. 127-138 (1863)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1864.0010 William John Macquorn Rankine "On Plane Water-Lines in Two Dimensions", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London '''154''' pp. 369-391 (1864)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1870.0015 William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Thermodynamic Theory of Waves of Finite Longitudinal Disturbance", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London '''160''' pp. 277-288 (1870)]
#[http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rstl.1871.0011 William John Macquorn Rankine "On the Mathematical Theory of Stream-Lines, Especially Those with Four Foci and Upwards", Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London '''161''' pp. 267-306 (1871)]
Books:
*William John Macquorn Rankine "A Manual of the Steam Engine and Other Prime Movers" ISBN 9781144855596 
==See also==
*[[Rankine cycle]]
*[[Rankine equation of state]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0007087400018264 Keith Hutchison "W. J. M. Rankine and the Rise of Thermodynamics", The British Journal for the History of Science '''14''' pp. 1-26  (1981)]
*[http://www.jstor.org/stable/3104442 David F. Channell "The Harmony of Theory and Practice: The Engineering Science of W. J. M. Rankine", Technology and Culture '''23''' pp. 39-52 (1982)]
*[http://gdl.cdlr.strath.ac.uk/mlemen/mlemen078.htm  Biography on Glasgow Digital Library]
*[http://www-history.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/Biographies/Rankine.html Biography on MacTutor History]
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