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Quote by Lord Kelvin

“When you cannot measure, your knowledge is meager and unsatisfactory.”

Quote by Lord Kelvin

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Physicist, born on June 26, 1824, and died on December 17, 1907. Known for his contributions to thermodynamics and the invention of the thermodynamic thermometer. more

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