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The Life of James Clerk Maxwell, with a Selection from his Correspondence and Occasional Writings, and a Sketch of his Contributions to Science

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THIS volume will be heartily welcomed by all who knew Clerk Maxwell, and who cherish his memory, and by the still wider circle of those who derive pleasure and new vigour from the study of the lives and work of the great men that have gone before them.

The Life of James Clerk Maxwell, with a Selection from his Correspondence and Occasional Writings, and a Sketch of his Contributions to Science.

By Lewis Campbell, M.A., LL.D., Professor of Greek in the University of St. Andrews, and William Garnett, M.A., Late Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, Professor of Natural Philosophy in University College, Nottingham.

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C., G. The Life of James Clerk Maxwell, with a Selection from his Correspondence and Occasional Writings, and a Sketch of his Contributions to Science . Nature 27, 26–28 (1882). https://doi.org/10.1038/027026a0

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