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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101107422302
ISBN-139781107422308
eBay Product ID (ePID)99494806
Product Key Features
Number of Pages852 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCorrespondence between Sir George Gabriel Stokes and Sir William Thomson, Baron Kelvin of Largs
SubjectCultural Heritage, History, Science & Technology
Publication Year2011
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorGeorge Gabriel Stokes, William Thomson Kelvin, William Thomson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.8 in
Item Weight48.4 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.7 in
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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
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Reviews"...an excellent book (bound in two handy volumes) which will be of great value for all future studies of nineteenth-century physical science." Nature, "...a unique insight into Kelvin's and Stokes's work and into texture of Victorian scientific life...Besides abundant materials on the strictly scientific work of Kelvin and Stokes, their letters provide an unusually detailed look at the inner workings of British scientific institutions during a period of profound change." Science
Dewey Edition22
Number of Volumes2 vols.
Volume NumberSet
Dewey Decimal530.0922
Table Of ContentPart I: Preface; Explanatory notes; Introduction; List of letters; The correspondence (1846-1969); Part II: Explanatory notes; The correspondence (1870-1901); Index of publications by Stokes and Kelvin; Index of names and subjects.
SynopsisG. G. Stokes and Lord Kelvin helped bring about conceptual and institutional changes that transformed the science of physics. Indeed, they and their Victorian colleagues constituted one of the most significant groups of scientists in the whole history of science. This collection of letters was first published in 1990, and provides, therefore, invaluable insight and information for a period of major historical importance. Stokes and Kelvin corresponded for over fifty years as professors in Cambridge and Glasgow, respectively, thus amassing what is easily the largest extant correspondence between two Victorian physicists. The letters range widely over the people, ideas, and institutions of the age. They illuminate the histories of Cambridge and Glasgow Universities and the Royal Society of London, for example, as well as developments in electromagnetism, hydrodynamics, elasticity, optics, and X-rays. The editor's introduction describes the context of the pair's careers, while guiding the reader into their correspondence., G. G. Stokes and Lord Kelvin helped bring about conceptual and institutional changes that transformed the science of physics. Originally published in 1990, this collection presents the largest extant correspondence between two Victorian physicists and provides, therefore, invaluable insight and information for a period of major historical importance., This collection of the correspondence between G.G. Stokes and Lord Kelvin provides invaluable insight and information on a period of major historical importance. Stokes and Kelvin helped to bring about conceptual and institutional changes that transformed the science of physics. They and their Victorian colleagues constituted one of the most significant groups of scientists in the history of science. Stokes and Kelvin corresponded for more than fifty years as professors in Cambridge and Glasgow respectively, thus amassing what is easily the largest extant correspondence between two Victorian physicists. The letters range widely over the people, ideas, and institutions of the age, illuminating the histories of Cambridge and Glasgow Universities and the Royal Society of London, as well as developments in electromagnetism, hydrodynamics, elasticity, optics, and X-rays. This collection is well indexed and fully annotated. It will serve as a primary resource for historians, physicists, and researchers in nineteenth century British science and the history of physics.
LC Classification NumberQC15
