A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, 9780198503736
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Unlock electromagnetism: the theory that shaped modern physics and relativity.

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism

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    554 pages

  • Release Date

    8 October 1998

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Summary

Maxwell’s Treatise: Electricity and Magnetism

Originally published in 1891, this celebrated treatise details Maxwell’s theory of electromagnetism that underpins much of modern physics. The theory inspired both Lorentz’s theories on the electron and Einstein’s theory of relativity.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780198503736
ISBN-10:0198503733
Series:Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences
Author:James Clerk Maxwell
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Imprint:Oxford University Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:554
Edition:3rd
Release Date:8 October 1998
Weight:809g
Dimensions:235mm x 158mm x 31mm
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Critics Review

‘The formulation of these equations is the most important event in physics since Newton’s time’

‘The formulation of these equations is the most important event in physics since Newton’s time’ * Albert Einstein in The Evolution of Physics *

About The Author

James Clerk Maxwell

Maxwell (Deceased)

Formerly of Trinity College, Cambridge

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