The Correspondence of Michael Faraday Vol. 4: 1849-1855
| Author/creator | Faraday, Michael Author |
| Other author | James,F. A. Editor |
| Other author | James,Frank A. J. L. 1955- Author |
| Other author | Institution of Engineering and Technology Staff. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Stevenage : Institution of Engineering & Technology Herndon : Books International, Incorporated [Distributor] |
| Description | 1048 p. ill 09.000 x 06.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from IET Digital Library - Books |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation This collection, in which nearly two-thirds of the letters are previously unpublished, includes discussion of Faraday's work on terrestrial and atmospheric magnetism, his theory of telegraphic retardation, his advice to the British government concerning the war against Russia, and his possible second exclusion from the Sandemanian Church. Major correspondents include the Astronomer Royal G.B. Airy, the chemist Thomas Andrews, the Secretary of the Royal Institution John Barlow, the physician Henry Bruce Jones, the Genevan politician August De La Rive, the French chemist and politician J.B. Dumas, the mathematician Charles Babbage, the engineer I.K. Brunel, and Cambridge philosopher William Whewell. The editor, Frank A. J. L. James is Reader in History of Science at the Royal Institution. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 91192745 |
| ISBN | 9780863412516 |
| ISBN | 0863412513 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780863412516 |
| Stock number | SP043 00631721 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |