A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism is James Clerk Maxwell’s foundational 19th-century work that systematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism, including the famous Maxwell’s equations.
All labels observed (3)
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| A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism canonical | 1 |
| Maxwell’s Treatise | 1 |
| Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
physics treatise
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scientific book ⓘ |
| author | James Clerk Maxwell ⓘ |
| classification | 19th-century non-fiction book ⓘ |
| considered | foundational work in theoretical physics ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describes |
displacement current
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speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum ⓘ |
| editorOfSecondEdition | William Davidson Niven ⓘ |
| editorOfThirdEdition | Joseph Larmor ⓘ |
| field |
classical physics
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electromagnetism ⓘ |
| followedBy | later textbook expositions of Maxwell’s theory ⓘ |
| formulates |
Maxwell's equations
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surface form:
Maxwell’s equations
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| hasAbbreviation |
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Maxwell’s Treatise
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| hasEdition |
second edition
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third edition ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn |
electrical engineering
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optics ⓘ radio technology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical electromagnetism
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modern physics ⓘ theory of relativity ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
introduction of Maxwell’s equations in near-final form
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prediction of electromagnetic waves ⓘ systematic formulation of classical electromagnetism ⓘ unification of electricity and magnetism ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 2 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Oxford ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier papers by James Clerk Maxwell on electromagnetism ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1873 ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfSecondEdition | 1881 ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfThirdEdition | 1891 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Oxford University Press
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surface form:
Clarendon Press
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| relates | speed of light to electromagnetic constants ⓘ |
| topic |
conduction of electricity
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dielectrics ⓘ electric fields ⓘ electromagnetic induction ⓘ electromagnetic waves ⓘ magnetic fields ⓘ magnetization ⓘ |
| usesMathematicalTool | vector calculus (in proto-form) ⓘ |
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Subject: A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism Description of subject: A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism is James Clerk Maxwell’s foundational 19th-century work that systematically formulated the classical theory of electromagnetism, including the famous Maxwell’s equations.
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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
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Maxwell’s Treatise
A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
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this entity surface form:
Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism