A JSTOR Daily history article on the origin of the calorie as a measure of food energy, cited for its account of Wilbur Atwater's March 1896 public calorimeter demonstration.
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PublisherJSTOR Daily (ITHAKA)
URLhttps://daily.jstor.org/a-brief-history-of-the-calorie/
Source TypeAcademic History
Reliability Tier2
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JSTOR Daily: A Brief History of the Calorie
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