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Hace 2 días · With respect to the study of electricity and magnetism, I published the post James Clerk Maxwell Opposes Action-at-a-Distance. Therein, I quoted from the Preface to the First Edition of his A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism , in which he supported the propagation of forces through Michael Faraday’s fields, against the mostly-German proponents of action-at-a-distance.
Hace 4 días · In the paper he made remarkable connections between the mathematical theories of thermal conduction and electrostatics, an analogy that James Clerk Maxwell was ultimately to describe as one of the most valuable science-forming ideas.
Hace 18 horas · James Clerk Maxwell’s ode to bubble blowing. News & Views 18 JUN 24. My pivot from grain scientist to slave-trade historian. Career Q&A 14 JUN 24.
Hace 18 horas · French fashion and the Scottish queen. Mary, Queen of Scots, inherited personal jewels belonging to her father, James V.For a time, the Earl of Arran was ruler of Scotland as regent.In 1556, after her mother Mary of Guise had become regent, Arran returned a large consignment of royal jewels to the young queen in France. Among these jewels was a pendant or hat badge made in Edinburgh by John ...
Hace 4 días · James Clerk Maxwell (13 June 1831 – 5 November 1879) was a Scottish mathematician and scientist responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon.
Hace 1 día · The Vampyre. Thair is a knichte rydis through the wood, And a doughty knichte is tree, And sure hee is on a message sent, He rydis see hastilie. Hee passit the aik, and hee passit the birk, And hee passit monie a tre, Bot plesant to him was the saugh sae slim, For beneath it hee did see.
Hace 5 días · I'm a BAFTA-nominated scriptwriter, and the award-winning New York Times, Sunday Times and Amazon #1 bestselling author of over sixty-five novels, with millions of books in print worldwide. I write action-packed espionage thrillers, fast-paced science fiction, videogames and more...
