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The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 2 (Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences)
James Clerk Maxwell
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Paperback. The collected papers of the man generally considered the third most important physicist of all time, after Newton and Einstein. Editor(s): Niven, W. D. Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences. Num Pages: 836 pages, 1 b/w illus. BIC Classification: PH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 42. Weight in Grams: 1960.
The publication in 1890 of the two-volume Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell, edited by W. D. Niven, was one of the two objects of a committee formed 'for the purpose of securing a fitting memorial of him' (the other object being the commissioning of a marble bust for the Cavendish Laboratory). Before his death in 1879 at the age of 48, Clerk Maxwell had made major contributions to many areas of theoretical physics and mathematics, not least his discoveries in the fields of electromagnetism and of the kinetic theory of gases, which have been regarded as laying the foundations ... Read more
The publication in 1890 of the two-volume Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell, edited by W. D. Niven, was one of the two objects of a committee formed 'for the purpose of securing a fitting memorial of him' (the other object being the commissioning of a marble bust for the Cavendish Laboratory). Before his death in 1879 at the age of 48, Clerk Maxwell had made major contributions to many areas of theoretical physics and mathematics, not least his discoveries in the fields of electromagnetism and of the kinetic theory of gases, which have been regarded as laying the foundations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Cambridge Library Collection United Kingdom
Number of pages
836
Condition
New
Series
Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences
Number of Pages
836
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781108015387
SKU
V9781108015387
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