Choice Reviews Online · 1999 · 179 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesPhilosophyPhysicsElectromagnetismMathematical PhysicsTheoretical PhysicsHistory Of ScienceMaxwell's EquationsModern PhysicsPhilosophy Of PhysicsPhysics ConceptsStatistical MechanicsCartesian PhysicsElectromagnetic Field TheoryGeometry Of Physical SpaceHistory Of PhysicsMaxwell ModelMaxwell's Equations In Integral FormPhysical LawsPhysics Of Nature
Preface 1. Introduction: Maxwell and the history of physics 2. Formative influences 3. Edinburgh physics and Cambridge mathematics 4. Physical and geometrical analogy 5. Models and mechanisms 6. Dynamical and statistical explanation 7. Geometry and physics 8. Physical reality: ether and matter 9. Physics and metaphysics.