Life of James Clerk Maxwell

About this eBook

Author

Garnett, William, 1850-1932

Title

The life of James Clerk Maxwell : with a selection from his correspondence and occasional writings and a sketch of his contributions to science

Original Publication

London: Macmillan and Co., 1882.

Credits

Laura Natal (Images generously made available by The Internet Archive.)

Language

English

LoC Class

QC: Science: Physics

Subject

Physicists -- Great Britain -- Correspondence

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 79044

Release Date

July 6, 2026

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.THE LIFE OF JAMES CLERK MAXWELL
6. 6.Untitled
7. 7.PREFACE.
8. 8.CONTENTS
9. 9.LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
10. 10.PART I. CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTORY—BIRTH AND PARENTAGE. — FOOTNOTES:
11. 11.NOTE. THE CLERKS OF PENICUIK AND MAXWELLS OF MIDDLEBIE. — FOOTNOTES:
12. 12.CHAPTER II. GLENLAIR—CHILDHOOD—1831 TO 1841. — FOOTNOTES:
13. 13.CHAPTER III. BOYHOOD—EDINBURGH ACADEMY—“OLD 31”—HOLIDAYS AT GLENLAIR—1841 TO 1844—ÆT. 10-13. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER IV. ADOLESCENCE—1844 TO 1847— ÆT. 13-16. — FOOTNOTES:
15. 15.NOTE.
16. 16.CHAPTER V. OPENING MANHOOD—1847 TO 1850— Æt. 16-19. — FOOTNOTES:
17. 17.CHAPTER VI. UNDERGRADUATE LIFE AT CAMBRIDGE—OCTOBER 1850 TO JANUARY 1854— Æt. 19-22. — FOOTNOTES:
18. 18.CHAPTER VII. BACHELOR-SCHOLAR AND FELLOW OF TRINITY—1854 to 1856— Æt. 22-24. — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.CHAPTER VIII. ESSAYS AT CAMBRIDGE—1853 TO 1856. — FOOTNOTES:
20. 20.CHAPTER IX. DEATH OF HIS FATHER—PROFESSORSHIP AT ABERDEEN—1856, 1857— Æt. 24-25. — FOOTNOTES:
21. 21.CHAPTER X. ABERDEEN—MARRIAGE—1857 TO 1860 , Æt. 26-29. — FOOTNOTES:
22. 22.CHAPTER XI. KING’S COLLEGE, LONDON, 1860 TO 1865—GLENLAIR, 1860 to 1870— ÆT. 29-39. — FOOTNOTES:
23. 23.CHAPTER XII. CAMBRIDGE—1871 TO 1879. — FOOTNOTES:
24. 24.CHAPTER XIII. ILLNESS AND DEATH—1879— ÆT. 47, 48. — FOOTNOTES:
25. 25.CHAPTER XIV. LAST ESSAYS AT CAMBRIDGE.
26. 26.PART II. CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCIENCE. — FOOTNOTES:
27. 27.PART III. POEMS. — FOOTNOTES:
28. 28.II. OCCASIONAL PIECES. — FOOTNOTES:
29. 29.III. SERIO-COMIC VERSE. — FOOTNOTES:
30. 30.INDEX. — FOOTNOTES:
31. 31.Untitled

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