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At least until recently, superconductivity has been observed only at low temperatures, near absolute zero. For this reason, we would like to begin by describing the main achievements on the way to absolute zero.
If the earth were taken into very cold regions, for instance, to those of Jupiter or Saturn, the water of our rivers and oceans would be changed into solid mountains. The air, or at least some of its constituents, would cease to remain an invisible gas and would turn into the liquid state. A transformation of this kind would thus produce new liquids of which we as yet have no idea. —Antoine Lavoisier
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Kresin, V.Z., Wolf, S.A. (1990). A Little History. Superconducting Materials. In: Fundamentals of Superconductivity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2507-7_1
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