What is Newtons Law of Cooling?
To the above poster: Yes, there is such a law. Newton’s law of cooling, states that the rate of heat loss of a body is proportional to the difference in temperatures between the body and its surroundings. This means that if the difference in temperature is great, the change in temperature will be fast, if the difference is small, the change in temperature will be slow. This is a type of exponential decay, which is described in a logarithmic equation. This means that, although the temperature of a body will get closer and closer to that of its surroundings, the two temperatures will never be equal. See the graph here: http://www.leaningpinesoftware.com/hot_w… Isaac Newton published his temperature scale in 1701. Its significance lies both in its range of temperature and in its instrumentation, and its presentation includes Newton’s Law of Cooling. Newton’s observed values, interpreted i
