Matter and Motion
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- Paperback
176 pages
- Release Date
25 May 1992
Summary
Matter and Motion: A Timeless Exploration of Newtonian Dynamics
A great physicist’s elegant and concise survey of Newtonian dynamics, from simple particles to systems beyond complete analysis. Considered one of the finest elementary scientific treatises ever written.
Considered by many educators one of the finest elementary scientific treatises ever written, this work contains all of the characteristic freshness and elegance of Maxwell’s writings and gives illuminating glimp…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780486668956 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0486668959 |
| Series: | Dover Books on Physics |
| Author: | James Clerk Maxwell |
| Publisher: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Imprint: | Dover Publications Inc. |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 176 |
| Release Date: | 25 May 1992 |
| Weight: | 204g |
| Dimensions: | 215mm x 136mm x 9mm |
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About The Author
James Clerk Maxwell
James Clerk Maxwell (1813-1879) was a Scottish physicist and mathematician who formulated the basic equations of classical electromagnetic theory.
In the Author’s Own Words: “We may find illustrations of the highest doctrines of science in games and gymnastics, in traveling by land and by water, in storms of the air and of the sea, and wherever there is matter in motion.”
“The 2nd law of thermodynamics has the same degree of truth as the statement that if you throw a tumblerful of water into the sea, you cannot get the same tumblerful of water out again.” - James Clerk Maxwell
Critical Acclaim for James Clerk Maxwell: “From a long view of the history of mankind - seen from, say, ten thousand years from now - there can be little doubt that the most significant event of the 19th century will be judged as Maxwell’s discovery of the laws of electrodynamics. The American Civil War will pale into provincial insignificance in comparison with this important scientific event of the same decade.” - Richard P. Feynman
“Maxwell’s equations have had a greater impact on human history than any ten presidents.” - Carl Sagan
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