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This volume reproduces major portions of James Clerk Maxwell's mathematical physics papers, written as he grappled with his formulation of the theory of the electromagnetic field. A biographical introduction places the work in personal, historical and scientific context.

Table of Contents
Series Editor's Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Chapter 1 Beginnings
Chapter 2 On Faraday's Lines of Force
Chapter 3 On Physical Lines of Force
Chapter 4 A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
Notes
Selected Readings
Bibliography
Illustration Credits
Index

Maxwell on the Electromagnetic Field A Guided Study Masterworks of Discovery Guided Studies of Great Texts in Science

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      Publisher: MW - Rutgers University Press
      Publication Date: 2/1/1997 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780813523637, 978-0813523637
      ISBN10: 081352363X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This volume reproduces major portions of James Clerk Maxwell's mathematical physics papers, written as he grappled with his formulation of the theory of the electromagnetic field. A biographical introduction places the work in personal, historical and scientific context.

      Table of Contents
      Series Editor's Foreword
      Preface and Acknowledgments
      Chapter 1 Beginnings
      Chapter 2 On Faraday's Lines of Force
      Chapter 3 On Physical Lines of Force
      Chapter 4 A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
      Notes
      Selected Readings
      Bibliography
      Illustration Credits
      Index

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