Miscellaneous Scientific Papers: By W. J. Macquorn Rankine (Classic Reprint)

By William John Macquorn Rankine, Peter Guthrie Tait, William John Millar, et al.

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Introductory to the Selection of Papers now published is an Memoir by Professor Tait, who kindly consented to embody form the main features of Rankine's life, together with his reco etions of one with whom he had been intimately associated as a fellow-worker. There remains therefore, for the Editor merely to point out, briefly, the principle that has guided him in making the selection from the papers placed in his hands for the purpose of republication.

The Object, then, kept in view has been the preservation of such paper as are most characteristic of their author in his capacity of a scientific ind mathematical inquirer. Professor Rankine was not, nor did he claim to be, a popular writer; his command of mathematical expression was such, that he naturally embodied his reasoning and conclusions in symbols. All his writings, however, are marked by a power of state ment so clear and logical, that the reader, even should he fail entirely to follow the demonstrations, cannot but be benefited in the attempt to master them.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 028275315X
• ISBN13: 9780282753153
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Length: 642 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"