{"product_id":"electrical-researches-of-henry-cavendish-paperback-9781108009423","title":"Electrical Researches of Henry Cavendish (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108009423","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eElectrical Researches of Henry Cavendish\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHenry Cavendish's writings on electricity from 1771 to 1781, edited a century later by James Clerk Maxwell.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames Clerk Maxwell (Edited by), Henry Cavendish (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108009423, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 20 May 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e532 pages, 12 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 3 cm, 0.77 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHenry Cavendish (1731–1810), the grandson of the second duke of Devonshire, wrote papers on electrical topics for the Royal Society, but the majority of his electrical experiments did not become known until they were collected and published by James Clerk Maxwell a century later, in 1879, long after other scientists had been credited with the same results. Among Cavendish's discoveries were the concept of electric potential, which he called the 'degree of electrification'; an early unit of capacitance, that of a sphere one inch in diameter; the formula for the capacitance of a plate capacitor; the concept of the dielectric constant of a material; the relationship between electric potential and current, now called Ohm's Law; laws for the division of current in parallel circuits, now attributed to Charles Wheatstone; and the inverse square law of variation of electric force with distance, now called Coulomb's Law.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Account of Cavendish's writings on electricity\u003cbr\u003e 1. First published papers on electricity\u003cbr\u003e 2. Preliminary propositions\u003cbr\u003e 3. Appendix\u003cbr\u003e 4. Thoughts concerning electricity\u003cbr\u003e 5. Account of the experiments\u003cbr\u003e 6. Second published paper on electricity\u003cbr\u003e 7. Experiments in 1771\u003cbr\u003e 8. Experiments in 1772\u003cbr\u003e 9. Index to electrical experiments, 1773\u003cbr\u003e 10. Measures\u003cbr\u003e 11. Experiments with the artificial torpedo\u003cbr\u003e 12. Resistance to electricity\u003cbr\u003e 13. Calibration of tubes\u003cbr\u003e 14. Resistance of copper wire\u003cbr\u003e 15. Result\u003cbr\u003e 16. Results\u003cbr\u003e Notes by the editor\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Statistical physics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Statistical physics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Statistical%20physics%20%5BPHS%5D%22\"\u003ePHS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265922617624,"sku":"9781108009423","price":43.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108009423i_d3b292a9-50f9-4cd7-98b5-86fbe9f0bab8.jpg?v=1694867448","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/electrical-researches-of-henry-cavendish-paperback-9781108009423","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}