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

Author/creator Hon, Giora
Other author Goldstein, Bernard R.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAbingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020.
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SeriesHistory and philosophy of technoscience
Contents Maxwell's choice : Faraday vs. Amp©·re -- 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.
Abstract "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.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Issued in other formPrint version: Hon, Giora. Reflections on the practice of physics Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2020. 9780367367282
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LCCN 2019054830
ISBN9780429351013 (ebook)
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