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.
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| instanceOf |
physics treatise
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scientific book → |
| author |
James Clerk Maxwell
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| classification |
19th-century non-fiction book
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| considered |
foundational work in theoretical physics
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| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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| describes |
displacement current
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speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum → |
| editorOfSecondEdition |
William Davidson Niven
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| editorOfThirdEdition |
Joseph Larmor
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| field |
classical physics
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electromagnetism → |
| followedBy |
later textbook expositions of Maxwell’s theory
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| formulates |
Maxwell’s equations
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| hasAbbreviation |
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
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| influenced |
classical electromagnetism
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modern physics → theory of relativity → |
| language |
English
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| 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
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| placeOfPublication |
Oxford
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| precededBy |
earlier papers by James Clerk Maxwell on electromagnetism
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| publicationYear |
1873
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| publicationYearOfSecondEdition |
1881
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| publicationYearOfThirdEdition |
1891
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| publisher |
Clarendon Press
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| relates |
speed of light to electromagnetic constants
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| 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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Referenced by (3)
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A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
("Maxwell’s Treatise")
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James Clerk Maxwell
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A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
("Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism")
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