The man who changed everything : the life of James Clerk Maxwell /: the life of James Clerk Maxwell. ([2015?])
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The man who changed everything : the life of James Clerk Maxwell /: the life of James Clerk Maxwell. ([2015?])
- Main Title:
- The man who changed everything : the life of James Clerk Maxwell
- Further Information:
- Note: Basil Mahon.
- Authors:
- Mahon, Basil
- Contents:
- Preface. Acknowledgements. Chronology: principal events in Maxwell’s life. Cast of characters: Maxwell’s relations and close friends. Introduction. 1. A country boy: Glenlair 1831-1841. 2. Pins and string: Edinburgh Academy 1841-1847. 3. Philosophy: Edinburgh University 1847-1850 4. Learning to juggle: Cambridge 1850-1854. 5. Blue and yellow make pink: Cambridge 1854-1856. 6. Saturn and statistics: Aberdeen 1856-1860. 7. Spinning cells: London 1860-1862. 8. The beautiful equations: London 1862-1865. 9. The Laird at home: Glenlair 1865-1870. 10. The Cavendish: Cambridge 1870-1879. 11. Last days. 12. Maxwell’s legacy. Notes. Bibliography. Index.
- Publisher Details:
- Chichester, West Sussex : Wiley
- Publication Date:
- 2015
- Copyright Date:
- 2003
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations
- Subjects:
- 530.092
Physicists -- Great Britain -- Biography
Physics -- History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780470012543
- Related ISBNs:
- 047086088X
- Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.43330
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