James Clerk Maxwell

I think they make the common error of ascribing the 4 condensed modern equations to the list of 20 he came up with at the time. I also really enjoyed the insight he spent some time summarizing and investigating the work of Faraday and Cavendish. I am a little afronted by the claim that he proved lines of force when he concluded they were feeble junk science MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.

An episode of the Peter Hill Explains podcast, hosted by Peter Hill) (Peter Hill, titled "James Clerk Maxwell" was published on June 20, 2020.

June 20, 2020 · Peter Hill Explains

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I think they make the common error of ascribing the 4 condensed modern equations to the list of 20 he came up with at the time. I also really enjoyed the insight he spent some time summarizing and investigating the work of Faraday and Cavendish. I am a little afronted by the claim that he proved lines of force when he concluded they were feeble junk science MP4 recording     MP3 recording -- -- Your browser does not support the audio element.

Episode Description

I think they make the common error of ascribing the 4 condensed modern equations to the list of 20 he came up with at the time. I also really enjoyed the insight he spent some time summarizing and investigating the work of Faraday and Cavendish. I am a little afronted by the claim that he proved lines of force when he concluded they were feeble junk science

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