Kelvin (disambiguation)
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Kelvin can mean
- The River Kelvin, a river in the Scottish city of Glasgow (from which all other meanings are derived)
and additionally:
- physicist William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin (who adopted the name of the river on his enoblement; it flows past the University of Glasgow where Thomson worked).
- Kelvin, a unit of temperature named after Baron Kelvin
- Kelvin Joe Inman, portrayed by Clancy Brown, secondary character from the ABC drama "Lost."
Various districts of Glasgow through which the River Kelvin flows are named after it:
as are other locations near the river:
- Kelvingrove Park, a large public park in Glasgow
- Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, a large museum in Kelvingrove Park
- Kelvin Hall, an international boxing and athletics venue, next to Kelvingrove Park
- Kelvinbridge, a bridge over the river (and a stop on the Glasgow Subway)
and other areas of Scotland:
- Kelvin, South Lanarkshire, an industrial district of East Kilbride, named after Lord Kelvin
- Kelvin, East Dunbartonshire
