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Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879
James Clerk Maxwell selected correspondence [microform], 1859-1879 (bulk 1867-1879).
Correspondence (bulk dates, 1867-1879) is between Maxwell and some of the most important scientists of his day. The most extensive and interesting portion of the correspondence (ca. 160 items, 1859-1879) is with Peter Tait. Maxwell and Tait discuss the problems then current in the foundation of mathematical physics -- quaternions, spherical harmonics, and thermodynamic equations, while also including algebraic conundrums and puns and jokes in mathematical symbolism. Correspondents include Michael Faraday, Lord Kelvin, Charles Tomlinson, and John Tyndall.
Physicist (mathematical physics, electricity, and magnetism) and mathematician. Chair, natural philosophy, Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland, 1856-1860; professor of physics and astronomy, King's College, London, 1860-1865; and professor of experimental physics, Cambridge University, 1871-1879.
Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867
Tait, Peter Guthrie, 1831-1901.
Kelvin, William Thomson, Baron, 1824-1907
Tomlinson, Charles, 1808-1897.
Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
Mathematical physics
Mathematics -- Caricatures and cartoons.
Quaternions.
Spherical harmonics.
Thermodynamics
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