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//-->Published 2014 by Prometheus BooksFaraday, Maxwell, and the Electromagnetic Field: How Two Men Revolutionized Physics. Copyright © 2014 by Nancy Forbes andBasil Mahon. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any formor by any means, digital, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, or conveyed via the Internet or a website withoutprior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.Cover image of Michael Faraday(top)used with permission from the Royal Institution, London, UK/The Bridgeman Art LibraryCover image of James Clerk Maxwell(bottom)courtesy of the Master and Fellows of Trinity College, CambridgeJacket design by Jacqueline Nasso CookeInquiries should be addressed toPrometheus Books59 John Glenn DriveAmherst, New York 14228VOICE: 716–691–0133FAX: 716–691–0137WWW.PROMETHEUSBOOKS.COM18 17 16 15 145 4 3 2 1The Library of Congress has cataloged the printed edition as follows:Forbes, Nancy, author.Faraday, Maxwell, and the electromagnetic field : how two men revolutionized physics / by NancyForbes and Basil Mahon.pages cmIncludes bibliographical references and index.ISBN 978-1-61614-942-0 (hardback)ISBN 978-1-61614-943-7 (ebook)1. Faraday, Michael, 1791-1867. 2. Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831-1879. 3. Electromagnetic fields.4. Physics. I. Mahon, Basil, author. II. Title.QC16.F2F67 2014537--dc232013039969Printed in the United States of AmericaAcknowledgmentsChronology: Principal Events in the Story of the Electromagnetic FieldIntroduction1. The Apprentice: 1791–18132. Chemistry: 1813–18203. History: 1600–18204. A Circular Force: 1820–18315. Induction: 1831–18406. A Shadow of a Speculation: 1840–18577. Faraday's Last Years: 1857–18678. What's the Go o’ That? 1831–18509. Society and Drill: 1850–185410. An Imaginary Fluid: 1854–185611. No Jokes Are Understood Here: 1856–186012. The Speed of Light: 1860–186313. Great Guns: 1863–186514. Country Life: 1865–187115. The Cavendish: 1871–187916. The Maxwellians: 1850–189017. A New Epoch: 1890 OnwardNotesBibliography
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