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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism: Volume 2: Magnetism Vol 2 (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences)

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism: Volume 2: Magnetism Vol 2 (Oxford Classic Texts in the Physical Sciences)
By James Clerk Maxwell

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This celebrated treatise details Maxwell's theory of electromagnetism which underpins much modern physics. The theory elaborated here inspired both Lorentz's theories on the electron and Einstein's theory of relativity. This volume copntains Parts III and IV of the treatise dealing respectively with magnetism and finally with electromagnetism itself.


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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #711598 in Books
  • Published on: 1998-10-08
  • Original language: English
  • Number of items: 1
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 532 pages

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The book that started the revolution in the field of E&M5
The book that started the revolution in the field of Electricity and Magnatism in 1871. Maxwell quantifed the observations made by Faraday and others and provided the blueprint for the 20th Centuries technical revolution.