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One who is now Prof. Gioia of the University of Naples once asked me a question which I have used here as Example 4. At the time, that question compelled me to answer in a way I didn't like, namely "I'll think about it, and I hope I'll have the answer by the next time we meet. Aspiring engineers need a text that prepares them to use thermodynamics in professional practice.
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