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| Named Person: | Michael Faraday; Peter Guthrie Tait; William Thomson Kelvin, Baron; Charles Tomlinson; John Tyndall |
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| Document Type: | Archival Material |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
James Clerk Maxwell |
| OCLC Number: | 84461511 |
| Description: | 2 microfilm reels. |
Abstract:
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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Related Subjects:(10)
- Faraday, Michael, -- 1791-1867.
- Tait, Peter Guthrie, -- 1831-1901.
- Kelvin, William Thomson, -- Baron, -- 1824-1907.
- Tomlinson, Charles, -- 1808-1897.
- Tyndall, John, -- 1820-1893.
- Mathematical physics.
- Mathematics -- Caricatures and cartoons.
- Quaternions.
- Spherical harmonics.
- Thermodynamics.
