摘要
IN a country where every alternate household owns an automobile, it may be natural for the study of thermodynamics to be entered by this gateway, but to English readers—at present—it comes with something of a shock. We have grown accustomed to the plan of studying general principles first and their application later, but it is interesting to find that in this product of the labours of a member of New York University it is thought they may with advantage be combined.
摘要译文
在一个每个替代家庭拥有汽车的国家，通过这个门户进入热力学研究可能是很自然的，但对于英国读者来说 - 目前它带来了一些震撼。我们已经习惯了以后首先研究一般原则及其应用的计划，但有趣地发现，在纽约大学成员的这个产品中，人们认为它们可以有利地结合起来。
Elementary Thermodynamics of Automobile Engines[J]. Nature; London, 1924,113(2829)