An Elementary Treatise on Electricity

James Clerk Maxwell, 1888. Clarendon Press, 2nd ed., 1888, edited by William Garnett

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Chapters

Electrification by Friction 14 excerpts, 0 equations, 0 problems
ON THE CHARGES OF ELECTRIFIED BODIES 11 excerpts, 0 equations, 0 problems
ON ELECTRICAL WORK AND ENERGY 11 excerpts, 27 equations, 0 problems
THE ELECTRIC FIELD 15 excerpts, 2 equations, 0 problems
FARADAY'S LAW OF LINES OF INDUCTION 21 excerpts, 10 equations, 0 problems
PARTICULAR CASES OF ELECTRIFICATION 14 excerpts, 42 equations, 0 problems
THEORY OF ELECTRICAL IMAGES 12 excerpts, 21 equations, 0 problems
ON ELECTROSTATIC CAPACITY 9 excerpts, 35 equations, 0 problems
THE ELECTRIC CURRENT 34 excerpts, 14 equations, 0 problems
PHENOMENA OF AN ELECTRIC CURRENT WHICH FLOWS THROUGH HETEROGENEOUS MEDIA 26 excerpts, 8 equations, 0 problems
METHODS OF MAINTAINING AN ELECTRIC CURRENT 24 excerpts, 46 equations, 0 problems
THE MEASUREMENT OF ELECTRIC RESISTANCE 24 excerpts, 57 equations, 0 problems
ON THE ELECTRIC RESISTANCE OF SUBSTANCES 13 excerpts, 17 equations, 0 problems

Index of terms 289 terms, by chapter

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