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FURTHER to Prof. H. S. Allen's communication in NATURE of September 25, I may say that Joule used to live not far from my home at Sale, near Manchester, and I have often seen his house. His name was pronounced 'Joole', thus confirming Prof. G. W. O. Howe's pronunciation.
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RENSHAW, G. James Prescott Joule and the Unit of Energy. Nature 152, 418 (1943). https://doi.org/10.1038/152418d0
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