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Thermodynamics of Diffusion

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IN his review of “Thermodynamics” (NATURE, July 25) and again in the Philosophical Magazine for July, Mr. Burbury directs attention to a result stated by me regarding the gain of entropy resulting from slow diffusion of gases at constant pressure and temperature.

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BRYAN, G. Thermodynamics of Diffusion. Nature 76, 637–638 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/076637d0

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