Reflections on the Practice of Physics
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Reflections on the Practice of Physics

James Clerk Maxwell's Methodological Odyssey in Electromagnetism

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Reflections on the Practice of Physics

James Clerk Maxwell's Methodological Odyssey in Electromagnetism

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This monograph examines James Clerk Maxwell's contributions to electromagnetism to gain insight into the practice of science by focusing on scientific methodology as applied by scientists. First and foremost, this study is concerned with practices that are reflected in scientific texts and the ways scientists frame their research. The book is therefore about means and not ends.

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Publisher
Routledge
Year
2020
ISBN
9781000030686
Edition
1
Topic
History
Subtopic
World History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Dedication
  7. Table of Contents
  8. Preface
  9. 1. Introduction
  10. 2. Maxwell’s choice: Faraday vs. Ampère
  11. 3. Thomson, Stokes, Rankine, and Thomson and Tait
  12. 4. Station 1 (1856–1858): on Faraday’s lines of force
  13. 5. Station 2 (1861–1862): on physical lines of force
  14. 6. Station 3 (1865): A dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field
  15. 7. Station 4 (1873): A treatise on electricity and magnetism
  16. 8. Philosophical reflections on Maxwell’s methodological odyssey
  17. References
  18. Index