The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 3, 1874-1879

by James Clerk Maxwell, P. M. Harman

Overview

The final volume of James Clerk Maxwell's correspondence and manuscript papers covers the years 1874-1879, during Maxwell's Cambridge Professorship, his directing of the Cavendish Laboratory, and his work as writer and editor. His letters show his response to innovations in physical theory—by Boltzmann, Gibbs, Lorentz, and van der Waals—and further explorations in statistical physics and the kinetic theory of gases. His letters reflect his influence on the younger generation of physicists whose outlook was shaped by "Maxwellian physics". This edition is annotated with a full historical commentary.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521256278
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	10/17/2002
Series:	Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell , #3
Pages:	960
Product dimensions:	11.61(w) x 8.94(h) x 3.07(d)

About the Author

P. M. HARMAN is Professor of the History of Science at Lancaster University.

Table of Contents

Preface; Texts; Appendix; Index.