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Clau·si·us (klou

s), Rudolf 1822-1888.

German mathematician and physicist noted for his contributions to the laws of thermodynamics.

Clausius (German) [ˈklauziʊs]

(Biographies / Clausius, Rudolf Julius (1822-1888) M, German, SCIENCE: physicist, SCIENCE: mathematician) Rudolf Julius (ˈruːdɔlf ˈjuːliʊs). 1822-88, German physicist and mathematician. He enunciated the second law of thermodynamics (1850) and developed the kinetic theory of gases

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