Yes, thermodynamics is rooted in empirical results and the use of thermodynamics...

Mvandenbergh on July 17, 2018 | parent | context | favorite | on: How thick is the atmosphere? A derivation of the B...

Yes, thermodynamics is rooted in empirical results and the use of thermodynamics in industrial age engineering pre-dates the statistical mechanics explanations of why the laws of thermodynamics are true.