Life and Scientific Work of Peter Guthrie Tait

Originally published in 1911, this book contains a collection of the scientific papers of the Scottish mathematical physicist Peter Guthrie Tait.

Cargill Gilston Knott (Edited by)

9781107494923, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 2 April 2015

398 pages
29.7 x 21 x 2.1 cm, 0.95 kg

Originally published in 1911, this book contains a collection of many of the scientific papers of the Scottish mathematical physicist Peter Guthrie Tait. The work begins with a brief biography of Tait, and the papers included cover some of Tait's most famous research interests, including knot theory and the physics of golf. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of science and the work of Tait in particular.

Preface
1. Memoir - Peter Guthrie Tait
2. Experimental work
3. Mathematical work
4. Quaternions
5. Thomson and Tait, 'Tand T', or Thomson and Tait's natural philosophy
6. Other books
7. Addresses, reviews, and correspondence
8. Popular scientific articles
Bibliography
Index.

Subject Areas: History of science [PDX]