The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 1, 1846-1862

This is the first comprehensive edition of Maxwell's manuscript papers, published virtually complete and largely for the first time. Maxwell's work was of central importance in establishing and developing the major themes of the physics of the nineteenth century. His theory of the electromagnetic field and the electromagnetic theory of light, and his development of statistical molecular theory, have established his special place in the history of physics.Maxwell, James Clerk is the author of 'The Scientific Letters and Papers of James Clerk Maxwell: Volume 1, 1846-1862', published 1990 under ISBN 9780521256254 and ISBN 0521256259.