The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 2, 1862-1873
The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 2, 1862-1873

Author: James Clerk Maxwell

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 1068

ISBN-13: 9780521256261

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Volume II: 1862-1873 contains texts which illuminate Maxwell's scientific maturity. In this period he wrote the classic works on field physics and statistical molecular theory which established his unique status in the history of science. His important correspondence with Thomson and Tait provides remarkable insight into the major themes of his physics.

The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 1, 1846-1862
The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 1, 1846-1862

Author: James Clerk Maxwell

Publisher: CUP Archive

Published: 1990-10-26

Total Pages: 836

ISBN-13: 9780521256254

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This is a comprehensive edition of Maxwell's manuscript papers published virtually complete and largely for the first time. Maxwell's work was of central importance in establishing and developing the major themes of the physics of the nineteenth century: his theory of the electromagnetic field and the electromagnetic theory of light and his special place in the history of physics. His fecundity of imagination and the sophistication of his examination of the foundations of physics give particular interest and importance to his writings. Volume I: 1846-1862 documents Maxwell's education and early scientific work and his major period of scientific innovation - his first formulation of field theory, the electromagnetic theory of light and the statistical theory of gases. Important letters and manuscript drafts illuminate this fundamental early work and the volume includes his letters to friends and family, general essays and lectures and juvenilia.

Theory of Heat
Theory of Heat

Author: James Clerk Maxwell

Publisher:

Published: 1871

Total Pages: 346

ISBN-13:

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This classic sets forth the fundamentals of thermodynamics and kinetic theory simply enough to be understood by beginners, yet with enough subtlety to appeal to more advanced readers, too.