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Radiation Thermodynamics

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A History of Thermodynamics

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All energy available on earth - except nuclear and volcanic energy - comes from the sun through empty space by radiation, - or it came in previous geological eras and was stored as coal, mineral oil, or natural gas.

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Müller, I. (2007). Radiation Thermodynamics. In: A History of Thermodynamics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-46227-9_7

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