Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- ERRATA
- I On the Description of Oval Curves and those having a plurality of Foci; with remarks by Professor Forbes
- II On the Theory of Rolling Curves
- III On the Equilibrium of Eastic Solids
- IV On the Transformation of Surfaces by Bending
- V On a particular case of the descent of a heavy body in a resisting medium
- VI On the Theory of Colours in relation to Colour-Blindness
- VII Experiments on Colour as perceived by the Eye, with remarks on Colour-Blindness
- VIII On Faraday's Lines of Force
- IX Description of a New Form of the Platometer, an Instrument for measuring the areas of Plane Figures drawn on paper
- X On the elementally Theory of Optical Instruments
- XI On a method of drawing the Theoretical Forms of Faraday's Lines of Force without calculation
- XII On the unequal sensibility of the Foramen Centrale to Light of different Colours
- XIII On the Theory of Compound Colours with reference to mixtures of Blue and Yellow Light
- XIV On an instrument to illustrate Poinsöt's Theory of Rotation
- XV On a Dynamical Top, for exhibiting the phenomena of the motions of a body of invariable form about a fixed point, with some suggestions as to the Earth's motion
- XVI Account of Experiments on the Perception of Colour
- XVII On the general laws of Optical Instruments
- XVIII On Theories of the Constitution of Saturn's Rings
- XIX On the stability of the motion of Saturn's Rings
- XX Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
- XXI On the Theory of Compound Colours and the Relations, of the Colours of the Spectrum
- XXII On the Theory of Three Primary Colours
- XXIII On Physical Lines of Force
- XXIV On Reciprocal Figures and Diagrams of Forces
- XXV A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
- XXVI On the Calculation of the Equilibrium and Stiffness of Frames
- INDEX TO VOL. I
- Plate section
XXII - On the Theory of Three Primary Colours
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Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- Contents
- ERRATA
- I On the Description of Oval Curves and those having a plurality of Foci; with remarks by Professor Forbes
- II On the Theory of Rolling Curves
- III On the Equilibrium of Eastic Solids
- IV On the Transformation of Surfaces by Bending
- V On a particular case of the descent of a heavy body in a resisting medium
- VI On the Theory of Colours in relation to Colour-Blindness
- VII Experiments on Colour as perceived by the Eye, with remarks on Colour-Blindness
- VIII On Faraday's Lines of Force
- IX Description of a New Form of the Platometer, an Instrument for measuring the areas of Plane Figures drawn on paper
- X On the elementally Theory of Optical Instruments
- XI On a method of drawing the Theoretical Forms of Faraday's Lines of Force without calculation
- XII On the unequal sensibility of the Foramen Centrale to Light of different Colours
- XIII On the Theory of Compound Colours with reference to mixtures of Blue and Yellow Light
- XIV On an instrument to illustrate Poinsöt's Theory of Rotation
- XV On a Dynamical Top, for exhibiting the phenomena of the motions of a body of invariable form about a fixed point, with some suggestions as to the Earth's motion
- XVI Account of Experiments on the Perception of Colour
- XVII On the general laws of Optical Instruments
- XVIII On Theories of the Constitution of Saturn's Rings
- XIX On the stability of the motion of Saturn's Rings
- XX Illustrations of the Dynamical Theory of Gases
- XXI On the Theory of Compound Colours and the Relations, of the Colours of the Spectrum
- XXII On the Theory of Three Primary Colours
- XXIII On Physical Lines of Force
- XXIV On Reciprocal Figures and Diagrams of Forces
- XXV A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field
- XXVI On the Calculation of the Equilibrium and Stiffness of Frames
- INDEX TO VOL. I
- Plate section
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- The Scientific Papers of James Clerk Maxwell , pp. 445 - 450Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1890
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