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The complete Correspondence, which will comprise six volumes, is a landmark resource for all historians of science and technology. Nearly two-thirds of the letters in this 4th volume are previously unpublished. They concern Faraday's work on such diverse topics as terrestrial and atmospheric magnetism, the electrification of lighthouses and the theory of telegraphic retardation, as well as advice to the Government on the war with Russia, his exclusion from the Sandemanian Church and his views on table turning. Correspondence with such figures as Thomson, Babbage, Brunel, Schoenbein and Whewell.
- Format: Hardcover
- Author: James, Frank A. J. L.
- ISBN: 9780863412516
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 9.20 x 2.60
- Number Of Pages: 1072
- Publication Year: 1999
Language:
English