The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell 2 Volume Paperback Set

Table of Contents

• Volume I: Preface
• 1. On the description of oval curves and those having a plurality of foci
• 2. On the theory of rolling curves
• 3. On the equilibrium of elastic solids
• 4. On the transformation of surfaces by bending
• 5. On a particular case of the descent of a heavy body in a resisting medium
• 6. On the theory of colours in relation to colour-blindness
• 7. Experiments on colour as perceived by the eye, with remarks on colour-blindness
• 8. On Faraday's lines of force
• 9. Description of a new form of the Platometer, an instrument for measuring the areas of plane figures drawn on paper
• 10. On the elementary theory of optical instruments
• 11. On a method of drawing the theoretical forms of Faraday's lines of force without calculation
• 12. On the unequal sensibility of the Foramen Centrale to light of different colours
• 13. On the theory of compound colours with reference to mixtures of blue and yellow light
• 14. On an instrument to illustrate Poinsont's theory of rotation
• 15. On a dynamical top, for exhibiting the phenomena of the motions of a body of invariable form about a fixed point, with some suggestions as to the earth's motion
• 16. Account of experiments on the perception of colour
• 17. On the general laws of optical instruments
• 18. On theories of the constitution of Saturn's rings
• 19. On the stability of the motion of Saturn's rings
• 20. Illustrations of the dynamical theory of gases
• 21. On the theory of compound colours and the relations of the colours of the spectrum
• 22. On the theory of three primary colours
• 23. On the physical lines of force
• 24. On reciprocal figures and diagrams of forces
• 25. A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field
• 26. On the calculation of the equilibrium and stiffness of frames. Volume II:
• 27. On the viscosity or internal friction of air and other gases
• 28. On the dynamical theory of gases
• 29. On the theory of the maintenance of electric currents by mechanical work without the use of permanent magnets
• 30. On the equilibrium of a spherical envelope
• 31. On the best arrangement for producing a pure spectrum on a screen
• 32. The construction of stereograms of surfaces
• 33. On reciprocal diagrams in space and their relation to Airy's function of stress
• 34. On governors
• 35. Experiment in magneto-electric induction
• 36. On a method of making a direct comparison of electrostatic with electromagnetic force
• 37. On the cyclide
• 38. On a bow seen on the surface of ice
• 39. On reciprocal figures, frames, and diagrams of forces
• 40. On the displacement in a case of fluid motion
• 41. Address to the mathematical and physical sections of the British Association, 1870
• 42. On colour-vision at different points of the retina
• 43. On hills and dales
• 44. Introductory lecture on experimental physics
• 45. On the solution of electrical problems by the transformation of conjugate functions
• 46. On the mathematical classification of physical quantities
• 47. On colour vision
• 48. On the geometrical mean distance of two figures on a plane
• 49. On the induction of electric currents in an infinite plane sheet of uniform conductivity
• 50. On the condition that, in the transformation of any figure by curvilinear co-ordinates in three dimensions, every angle in the new figure shall be equal to the corresponding angle in the original figure
• 51. Reprint of Papers on electrostatics and magnetism. By Sir W. Thomson. (Review)
• 52. On the proof of the equations of motion of a connected system
• 53. On a problem in the calculus of variations in which the solution is discontinuous
• 54. On action at a distance
• 55. Elements of natural philosophy. By Sir W. Thomson and P. G. Tait. (Review)
• 56. On the theory of a system of electrified conductors, and other physical theories involving homogeneous quadratic functions
• 57. On the focal lines of a refracted pencil
• 58. An Essay on the mathematical principles o
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