Book ID: CBB000740227

Figures of Thought: A Literary Appreciation of Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism (2006)

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Simpson, Thomas (Author)


Green Lion Press


Publication Date: 2006
Physical Details: xix + 169 pp.; ill.; index; bibl.
Language: English

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Review Hunt, Bruce J. (2006) Review of "Figures of Thought: A Literary Appreciation of Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism". Centaurus: International Magazine of the History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology (p. 324). unapi

Review Josefowicz, Diane Greco (2007) Review of "Figures of Thought: A Literary Appreciation of Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism". Isis: International Review Devoted to the History of Science and Its Cultural Influences. unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Bordoni, Stefano
Pelosi, Giuseppe
Stefano Selleri
Hubert, Mario
Francesco Nappo
Hartenstein, Vera
Concepts
Electromagnetism
Physics
Models and modeling in science
Electricity; magnetism
Science education and teaching
Fields and field theory
Time Periods
19th century
20th century
20th century, early
Places
Great Britain
Scotland
Europe
Tuscany (Italy)
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