* [[James Joule|James Prescott Joule]] (1818-1889) - Converting work into heat.
* [[James Joule|James Prescott Joule]] (1818-1889) - Converting work into heat.
== Geography ==
== Geography ==
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Manchester is located around 70 miles north-west as the crow flies from [[Birmingham]], Warwickshire and around 30 miles east of [[Liverpool]]. It is bound to the east by the Pennines and to the south by the [[Cheshire Plain]], with the River Mersey running through the city's southern suburbs. Much of the city lies within the Salford hundred of Lancashire; those south of the Mersey are in the Bucklow hundred of Cheshire.
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Manchester is located around 70 miles north-west as the crow flies from [[Birmingham]], Warwickshire and around 30 miles east of [[Liverpool]]. It is bound to the east by the Pennines and to the south by the [[Cheshire Plain]], with the River Mersey running through the city's southern suburbs. Much of the city lies within the Salford hundred of Lancashire; those south of the Mersey are in the Macclesfield hundred of Cheshire.