The man who changed everything : the life of James Clerk Maxwell

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The Man Who Changed Everything : The Life of James Clerk Maxwell

by Mahon, Basil

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Section	Section Description	Page Number
	List of illustrations	p. ix
	Preface	p. xi
	Acknowledgements	p. xiii
	Chronology: principal events in Maxwell's life	p. xv
	Cast of characters: Maxwell's relations and close friends	p. xix
	Introduction	p. 1
1	A country boy: Glenlair 1831 - 1841	p. 4
2	Pins and string: Edinburgh Academy 1841 - 1847	p. 11
3	Philosophy: Edinburgh University 1847 - 1850	p. 23
4	Learning to juggle: Cambridge 1850 - 1854	p. 35
5	Blue and yellow make pink: Cambridge 1854 - 1856	p. 48
6	Saturn and statistics: Aberdeen 1856 - 1860	p. 69
7	Spinning cells: London 1860 - 1862	p. 90
8	The beautiful equations: London 1862 - 1865	p. 111
9	The Laird at home: Glenlair 1865 - 1871	p. 128
10	The Cavendish: Cambridge 1871 - 1879	p. 147
11	Last days	p. 171
12	Maxwell's legacy	p. 176
	Notes	p. 186
	Bibliography	p. 212
	Index	p. 215