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THE

SCIENTIFIC PAPERS

OF

JAMES CLERK MAXWELL, M.A., LL.D. EDIN., D.C.L., F.E.SS. LONDON and EDINBURGH, HONORARY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, CAVENDISH PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL' PHYSICS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

EDITED BY

W. D. NIVEN, M.A., F.R.S.,

DIRECTOR OF STUDIES AT THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, GREENWICH ; FORMERLY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE.

VOL. 1

CAMBRIDGE : AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

1890