{"product_id":"notes-on-recent-researches-in-electricity-and-magnetism-intended-as-a-sequel-to-professor-clerk-maxwells-treatise-on-electricity-and-magnetism-paperback-9781108015202","title":"Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism; Intended as a Sequel to Professor Clerk-Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108015202","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eNotes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eIntended as a Sequel to Professor Clerk-Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA central work in the history of physics, documenting experiments which led to the discovery of the electron.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJoseph John Thomson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108015202, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 24 June 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e600 pages, 144 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3.4 cm, 0.75 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\"\u003eThis 1893 publication is a central text in the work of the Nobel prize winning physicist Sir Joseph John Thomson (1858–1940). Intended as an extension of James Clerk Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism, it documents the important shift in Thomson's thinking towards the model of the atomic electric field, a theory that would eventually lead to his discovery of the electron. In Chapter 1, Thomson documents his experiments with Faraday tubes, using them to physically demonstrate a 'molecular theory of electricity'. Chapter 2 considers the discharge of electricity through gases, Chapter 3 theories of electrostatics, and Chapters 4–6 are primarily concerned with alternating currents. In addition to providing crucial insight into Thomson's evolving theory of the atom, Recent Researches underscores his commitment to experimental physics, which offers 'all the advantages in vividness which arise from concrete qualities rather than abstract symbols'.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Electric displacement and Faraday tubes of force\u003cbr\u003e 2. Passage of electricity through gases\u003cbr\u003e 3. Conjugate functions\u003cbr\u003e 4. Electrical waves and oscillations\u003cbr\u003e 5. Electromagnetic wave\u003cbr\u003e 6. Distribution of rapidly alternating currents\u003cbr\u003e 7. Electromotive intensity in moving bodies\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\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":46265938247960,"sku":"9781108015202","price":49.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108015202i.jpg?v=1694869347","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/notes-on-recent-researches-in-electricity-and-magnetism-intended-as-a-sequel-to-professor-clerk-maxwells-treatise-on-electricity-and-magnetism-paperback-9781108015202","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}