James Clerk Maxwell

The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell 2 Volume Paperback Set

Herausgeber: Niven, W D

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The collected papers of the man generally considered the third most important physicist of all time, after Newton and Einstein.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1488
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Februar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 297mm x 212mm x 78mm
• Gewicht: 3543g
• ISBN-13: 9781108012270
• ISBN-10: 1108012272
• Artikelnr.: 31194735

Inhaltsangabe

Volume I: Preface
1. On the description of oval curves and those having a plurality of foci
2. On the theory of rolling curves
3. On the equilibrium of elastic solids
4. On the transformation of surfaces by bending
5. On a particular case of the descent of a heavy body in a resisting medium
6. On the theory of colours in relation to colour-blindness
7. Experiments on colour as perceived by the eye, with remarks on colour-blindness
8. On Faraday's lines of force
9. Description of a new form of the Platometer, an instrument for measuring the areas of plane figures drawn on paper
10. On the elementary theory of optical instruments
11. On a method of drawing the theoretical forms of Faraday's lines of force without calculation
12. On the unequal sensibility of the Foramen Centrale to light of different colours
13. On the theory of compound colours with reference to mixtures of blue and yellow light
14. On an instrument to illustrate Poinsont's theory of rotation
15. On a dynamical top, for exhibiting the phenomena of the motions of a body of invariable form about a fixed point, with some suggestions as to the earth's motion
16. Account of experiments on the perception of colour
17. On the general laws of optical instruments
18. On theories of the constitution of Saturn's rings
19. On the stability of the motion of Saturn's rings
20. Illustrations of the dynamical theory of gases
21. On the theory of compound colours and the relations of the colours of the spectrum
22. On the theory of three primary colours
23. On the physical lines of force
24. On reciprocal figures and diagrams of forces
25. A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field
26. On the calculation of the equilibrium and stiffness of frames. Volume II: 27. On the viscosity or internal friction of air and other gases
28. On the dynamical theory of gases
29. On the theory of the maintenance of electric currents by mechanical work without the use of permanent magnets
30. On the equilibrium of a spherical envelope
31. On the best arrangement for producing a pure spectrum on a screen
32. The construction of stereograms of surfaces
33. On reciprocal diagrams in space and their relation to Airy's function of stress
34. On governors
35. Experiment in magneto-electric induction
36. On a method of making a direct comparison of electrostatic with electromagnetic force
37. On the cyclide
38. On a bow seen on the surface of ice
39. On reciprocal figures, frames, and diagrams of forces
40. On the displacement in a case of fluid motion
41. Address to the mathematical and physical sections of the British Association, 1870
42. On colour-vision at different points of the retina
43. On hills and dales
44. Introductory lecture on experimental physics
45. On the solution of electrical problems by the transformation of conjugate functions
46. On the mathematical classification of physical quantities
47. On colour vision
48. On the geometrical mean distance of two figures on a plane
49. On the induction of electric currents in an infinite plane sheet of uniform conductivity
50. On the condition that, in the transformation of any figure by curvilinear co-ordinates in three dimensions, every angle in the new figure shall be equal to the corresponding angle in the original figure
51. Reprint of Papers on electrostatics and magnetism. By Sir W. Thomson. (Review)
52. On the proof of the equations of motion of a connected system
53. On a problem in the calculus of variations in which the solution is discontinuous
54. On action at a distance
55. Elements of natural philosophy. By Sir W. Thomson and P. G. Tait. (Review)
56. On the theory of a system of electrified conductors, and other physical theories involving homogeneous quadratic functions
57. On the focal lines of a refracted pencil
58. An Essay on the mathematical principles o