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Selected correspondence 1859-1879,

Author: James Clerk Maxwell
Edition/Format:   Archival material : Microfilm : English
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Correspondence (bulk dates, 1867-1879) is between Maxwell and some of the most important scientists of his day. The most extensive and interesting portion of the correspondence (ca. 160 items, 1859-1879) is with Peter Tait. Maxwell and Tait discuss the problems then current in the foundation of mathematical physics -- quaternions, spherical harmonics, and thermodynamic equations, while also including algebraic  Read more...
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Named Person: Michael Faraday; Peter Guthrie Tait; William Thomson Kelvin, Baron; Charles Tomlinson; John Tyndall
Document Type: Archival Material
All Authors / Contributors: James Clerk Maxwell
OCLC Number: 84461511
Description: 2 microfilm reels.

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Correspondence (bulk dates, 1867-1879) is between Maxwell and some of the most important scientists of his day. The most extensive and interesting portion of the correspondence (ca. 160 items, 1859-1879) is with Peter Tait. Maxwell and Tait discuss the problems then current in the foundation of mathematical physics -- quaternions, spherical harmonics, and thermodynamic equations, while also including algebraic conundrums and puns and jokes in mathematical symbolism. Correspondents include Michael Faraday, Lord Kelvin, Charles Tomlinson, and John Tyndall.

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