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An attempt is made to obtain historical perspectives on the development of the mathematical theory of heat conduction considering Newton’s law of cooling (1701) and its close connection with Fourier’s work from 1807 to 1822 resulting in his epoch-making treatise on “The Analytical Theory of Heat”. Fourier was the principal architect of the heat conduction theory. Fourier’s work established a new methodology...