Project GutenbergGlasgow, Scotland
Absolute Zero Discovery Point
On this spot Lord Kelvin discovered absolute zero
https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/absolute-zero-discovery-point
Books by Lord Kelvin at PG:
dave cykl@gutenberg_org It seems some people will believe anything written on the internet …or written on a spoof sign erected by merry pranksters, of which there are quite a few around Glasgow! 😜
Unus NemoYep, just another merry prank?
National Institute of Standards and Technology
They have even fooled the NIST.
Okay, I am sorry, though I do agree with you that we should be skeptical of all information, not just that on the internet. This is not a spoof or prank it is a well documented part of history. They hide this information in books. Check out Project Gutenberg for a lot of them that you may find enlightening.
@unusnemo @gutenberg_org •Of course• Kelvin (River), Kelvin (Lord) and kelvin exist, but the “Absolute Zero Discovery Point” sign is a prank, although erected only a few hundred metres from the University of Glasgow campus itself.
(I have drunk in the coffee shop opposite which provided much better fluids for intellectual inspiration than the chilly waters of the Kelvin!)
There are numerous similar “official looking” signs around Glasgow which are very well known to local people 😉
Okay, you are referring to the sign proclaiming the spot that Absolute Zero was discovered being a prank. My apologies as I misunderstood you. I have no doubt you are correct in regards to the sign and I could not possibly care less about a sign 😉. I thought you were disputing Lord Kelvin calculated Absolute Zero in Glasgow. I should have read your comment closer.
@unusnemo @gutenberg_org Apologies for the confusion caused. I was intrigued by PG’s mention of a commemorative sign (and so took the bait): it would have been quite interesting to actually be able to walk past a building and learn that an important discovery had been made right where I was standing!