Scientific Papers by Michael Faraday
Author names not noted above: Sir William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Simon Newcomb, Sir Archibald Geikie Originally published between 1909 and 1917 under the name Harvard Classics, this stupendous 51-volume set-a collection of the greatest writings from literature, philosophy, history, and mythology-was assembled by American academic CHARLES WILIAM ELIOT (1834-1926), Harvard University's longest-serving president. Also known as Dr. Eliot's Five Foot Shelf, it represented Eliot's belief that a basic liberal education could be gleaned by reading from an anthology of works that could fit on five feet of bookshelf. Volume X collects foundational essays from the 19th century that expanded our knowledge of and prompted further study in the fields of physics, chemistry, astronomy, and geology: - from English natural philosopher MICHAEL FARADAY (1791-1867), The Forces of Matter and The Chemical History of a Candle - from German physicist HERMAN VON HELMHOLTZ (1821-1894), On the Conservation of Force and Ice and Glaciers - from English mathematician SIR WILIAM THOMSON, LORD KELVIN (1824-1907), The Wave Theory of Light and The Tides - from Canadian-American astronomer Simon Newcomb (1835-1909), The Extent of the Universe - from Scottish geologist Sir Archibald Geikie (1836-1924), Geographical Evolution.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781616401078 |
| ISBN 10 | 1616401079 |
| Title | Scientific Papers |
| Author | Michael Faraday |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cosimo Classics |
| Year published | 2010-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 374 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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