Reflections on the practice of physics : James Clerk Maxwell's methodological odyssey in electromagnetism / Giora Hon and Bernard R. Goldstein.

Author: Hon, Giora, author.

ImprintLondon ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.

Descriptionxi, 261 pages ; 25 cm.

Note:Introduction -- Maxwell's choice : Faraday vs. Ampère -- Thomson, Stokes, Rankine, and Thomson and Tait -- Station 1 (1856-1858) : on Faraday's lines of force -- Station 2 (1861-1862) : on physical lines of force -- Station 3 (1865) : a dynamical theory of the electromagnetic field -- Station 4 (1873) : a treatise on electricity and magnetism -- Philosophical reflections on Maxwell's methodological odyssey.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-257) and index.

Note:"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."-- Provided by publisher.

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