John Lekner (Author)
Substantia: An International Journal of the History of Chemistry
Volume: 1
Issue: 2
Pages: 133-142
William Thomson and James Clerk Maxwell, nineteenth century natural philosophers, were friends and colleagues (Thomson was Maxwell’s senior by seven years). This historical note gives a description of their early lives, with emphasis on the influence of their fathers and of Cambridge on their development.
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