Author:James Clerk Maxwell
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Scottish mathematical physicist, born in Edinburgh This author wrote articles for the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica. Articles attributed to this author are designated in EB1911 by the initials "J. C. M." |
WorksEdit
- A Problem in Dynamics (1854)
- On Faraday's Lines of Force (1855)
- On the Stability of the Motion of Saturn's Rings, 1859
- Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases (1860)
- On Physical Lines of Force (1861)
- A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field (1865)
- On the Dynamical Theory of Gases (1867)
- On Governors (1868)
- Theory of Heat (1871)
- On the Focal Lines of a Refracted Pencil (1871)
- A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (1873)
- Molecules (1873)
- To the Committee of the Cayley Portrait Fund (1874)
- On Hamilton's Characteristic Function for a Narrow Beam of Light (1874)
- Matter and Motion (1876)
- On Stresses in Rarified Gases Arising from Inequalities of Temperature (1879)
- On a Possible Mode of Detecting a Motion of the Solar System through the Luminiferous Ether (1879)
- An Elementary Treatise on Electricity (1881)
- The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell (published posthumously, 1890)
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Articles in Popular Science MonthlyEdit
- "The Theory of Molecules" in Popular Science Monthly, 4 (January 1874)
- "The Protection of Buildings from Lightning" in Popular Science Monthly, 10 (December 1876)
Contributions to Encyclopædia Britannica, Ninth EditionEdit
- “Atom” in Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed., 1878).
- “Attraction” in Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed., 1878).
- “Ether” in Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed., 1878).
- “Physical sciences” in Encyclopædia Britannica (9th ed., 1885).
Contributions to EB1911Edit
- "Capillary Action," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911) (in part)
- "Diagram," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Faraday, Michael," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Works about MaxwellEdit
- "Maxwell, James Clerk," in The American Cyclopædia (1879)
- "Sketch of James Clerk Maxwell" in Popular Science Monthly, 17 (May 1880)
- "Maxwell, James Clerk," by Richard Tetley Glazebrook in Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900, London: Smith, Elder, & Co. (1885-1900) in 63 vols.
- "Maxwell, James Clerk," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
Transcription projectsEdit
- A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism-Vol.1 & 2
- Collected Scientific Papers (Dover ed.)
- Volume 1 (transcription project)
- Volume 2 ??
Works by this author published before January 1, 1926 are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.