Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879
James Clerk Maxwell "Observations on circumscribed figures having a plurality of foci and radii of various proportions," 1846.
Early paper by Maxwell concerning a method of drawing ovals written when he was just 14 and presented to the Royal Society in his behalf by Professor James D. Forbes. Also includes a brief biography of Maxwell by Donald S. Allen.
Physicist (mathematical physics, electricity, and magnetism) and mathematician. Chair, natural philosophy, Marischal College, Aberdeen, Scotland (1856-1860); professor of physics and astromomy, King's College, London (1860-1865); and professor of experimental physics, Cambridge University (1871-1879).
Royal Society of Edinburgh.
Mathematics
Mathematicians -- 19th century. lcsh
Physicists -- 19th century. lcsh
Allen, Donald S. biographer.
AIP-ICOS
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. One Physics Ellipse, College Park, MD 20740, USA