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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hon, Giora, author.

Goldstein, Bernard R., author.

Series:

History and philosophy of technoscience

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879.

Maxwell, James Clerk.

Science--Methodology--History.

Science.

Science--Methodology.

History.

Physicists--Great Britain--Biography.

Physicists.

Physics.

Electromagnetism--Research.

Electromagnetism.

Electromagnetic theory.

Great Britain.

Electromagnetic theory--History.

Electromagnetism--Research--History.

Physics--History.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xi, 261 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hon, Giora, Reflections on the practice of physics

ISBN:

9780367367282

0367367289

OCLC:

1124339103

Publisher Number:

99984433580