Abstract Herein, we analyse polytropic processes for an ideal gas within the wider concept of thermal capacity. To answer question whether capacity is a process, path, or state function, argue that it should be tentatively set as path function and if remains constant along corresponding process polytropic. Of all paths, there are only two—at volume pressure—for which capacities— <?CDATA ${C}_{V...

I find this to be a stimulating, if not an important piece of work, and propose to give it a fairly exhaustive review. It is concerned, as the title states, with the range of human capacities. " When we compare the mathematical ability of an Einstein, or the scientific intuition of a Pasteur or the poetic gifts of a Shakespeare, with the correlative abilities of average men, let alone those of ...