This primer on physics, written in 1877 by the most eminent
physicist of the 19th century, is intended as a brief introduction
to Newtonian mechanics for students and educated lay readers.
Though by modern standards this small work covers no new ground, it
attests to the logical rigor and powers of elucidation of a
scientific genius, whose insights into electromagnetism and the
chemistry of gases were pivotal to the great discoveries in physics
during the 20th century. Einstein described Maxwell's influence on
the scientific understanding of the physical universe as "the most
profound and the most fruitful that physics has experienced since
the time of Newton." Maxwell's ideas also laid the groundwork for
Max Planck's subsequent development of the quantum hypothesis.
In seven concise and lucidly written chapters, Maxwell covers
all the basic concepts of physics: time, space, matter, mass,
force, momentum, velocity, acceleration, laws of motion, work,
energy, gravitation, and many other ideas. This edition also
includes a chapter on equations of motion from Maxwell's classic
Electricity and Magnetism, plus two appendices, one on the
relativity of motion and the other on the Principle of Least
Action.
Complete with many useful illustrations to clarify the concepts
discussed in the text, this accessible work is well suited for
history of science courses or as a still-relevant introduction to
basic physics for the average reader.
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