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On April 1–4 the Institute of Physics and the Physical Society is to hold an international conference on thermodynamics at Cardiff. This article, by one of the organizers, highlights some of the topics which are likely to provide particular interest for the participants.
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LANDSBERG, P. Thermodynamics makes Progress. Nature 225, 1204–1206 (1970). https://doi.org/10.1038/2251204a0
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