Newton's law of cooling

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Newton's law of cooling

As stated by Newton, the exponential decrease of temperature with time of a body cooling in a fluid.

Newton's law of cooling is an approximation valid under restricted conditions, not a universal law of nature.

Bohren, C. F. 1991. Amer. J. Phys.. 58. 956–960.


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