Theory of Heat

by James Clerk Maxwell

Book Overview

Though James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879) is best remembered for his epochal achievements in electricity and magnetism, he was wide-ranging in his scientific investigations, and he came to brilliant conclusions in virtually all of them. As James R. Newman put it, Maxwell "combined a profound physical intuition, an exquisite feeling for the relationship of objects, with a formidable mathematical capacity to establish orderly connections among diverse...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486417352
• ISBN13: 9780486417356
• Release Date: June 2001
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"