The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R. S. 2 Volume Set
The Scientific Papers of the Honourable Henry Cavendish, F. R. S. 2 Volume Set
Sir Edward Thorpe
Sir Joseph Larmor
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USDHenry Cavendish (1731–1810) was an English scientist whose published work was mostly concerned with electricity. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1760. Cavendish was a prolific scientific investigator, performing experiments on not only electricity but also magnetism, thermometry, gases, heat potential and the chemical composition of water. Although he published some of his research, including his discovery of hydrogen, the majority of his work remained unpublished until 1879, when James Clerk Maxwell published a collection of Cavendish's electrical experiments. These papers showed that Cavendish had discovered many important electrical concepts which had since been credited to other researchers, including the concept of electric potential. First published in 1921, these volumes are a collection of Cavendish's results from his many experiments. They include published and unpublished papers on electrical, chemical, magnetic and thermometry experiments.
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February 2011Multiple copy pack
9781108018234
1024 pages
229 × 152 × 60 mm
1.79kg
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Table of Contents
- Volume 1: Preface Sir Joseph Larmor
- Introduction
- First published paper on electricity, 1771
- Preliminary propositions
- Appendix
- Thoughts concerning electricity
- Account of the experiments
- Second published paper on electricity, 1776
- Experiments in 1771
- Experiments in 1772
- Experiments in 1773
- Measurers
- Experiments with the artificial torpedo
- Resistance to electricity
- Results of comparisons of charges
- Results on resistance
- Notes by the editor, 1879 James Clerk Maxwell
- Life of Cavendish Thomas Young
- Index to Cavendish Manuscripts. Volume 2: Introduction
- Reprint of papers communicated by Cavendish to the Royal Society and published in the Philosophical Transactions
- Unpublished papers from the original manuscripts in the possession of the Duke of Devonshire, K. G., LL. D., F. R. S.
- Cavendish's mathematical and dynamical manuscripts Sir Joseph Larmor
- Cavendish as a geologist Sir Archibald Geikie
- Cavendish's astronomical manuscripts Sir Frank W. Dyson
- Cavendish's magnetic work Charles Chree
- Index.
