MATTER AND MOTION

2015 Reprint of 1920 Edition Full facsimile of the original edition Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software Maxwells most notable achievement was to formulate the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation bringing together for the first time electricity magnetism and light as manifestations of the same phenomenon Maxwells equations for electromagnetism have been called the second great unification in physics after the first one realized by Isaac Newton His discoveries helped usher in the era of modern physics laying the foundation for such fields as special relativity and quantum mechanics Many physicists regard Maxwell as the 19thcentury scientist having the greatest influence on 20thcentury physics His contributions to the science are considered by many to be of the same magnitude as those of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein In the millennium polla survey of the 100 most prominent physicistsMaxwell was voted the third greatest physicist of all time behind only Newton and Einstein After 115 years Matter and Motion still deserves a place in any wellrounded modern scientific library As drawn up by one of the masters of science the book is a carefully thoughtout survey of Newtonian dynamics Its generalizations proceed gradually from simple particles of matter to physical systems beyond complete analysis This edition contains annotations by Joseph Larmor