Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R. S - Volume Set Scientific Papers of Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R.

Klappentext A collection of Cavendish's results from his electric, magnetic and chemical experiments, first published in 1921. Zusammenfassung Henry Cavendish (1731–1810) was an English scientist elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1760. First published in 1921, these volumes contain a collection of Cavedish's results from his many experiments. Volume 1 is a revised edition of James Clerk Maxwell's 1879 volume Electrical Researches of Henry Cavendish. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Sir Joseph Larmor; Introduction; First published paper on electricity, 1771; Preliminary propositions; Appendix; Thoughts concerning electricity; Account of the experiments; Second published paper on electricity, 1776; Experiments in 1771; Experiments in 1772; Experiments in 1773; Measurers; Experiments with the artificial torpedo; Resistance to electricity; Results of comparisons of charges; Results on resistance; Notes by the editor, 1879 James Clerk Maxwell; Life of Cavendish Thomas Young; Index to Cavendish Manuscripts.

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• Authors: Henry Cavendish, Sir Henry Cavendish, Cavendish Henry
• Assisted by: Joseph Larmor (Editor), Sir Joseph Larmor (Editor), James Clerk Maxwell (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2011
• EAN: 9781108018210
• ISBN: 978-1-108-01821-0
• No. of pages: 488
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Physical Sciences; The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R. S. 2 Volume Set
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; SCIENCE / History, SCIENCE / Physics / Electricity, SCIENCE / Physics / Magnetism, SCIENCE / Physics / Electromagnetism, History of Science, Electricity, electromagnetism & magnetism, Electricity, electromagnetism and magnetism