Michael Faraday
Author:   Geoffrey Cantor ,  etc.
Publisher:   Humanities Press International Inc.,U.S.
ISBN:  

9780391039827


Pages:   124
Publication Date:   01 January 1996
Format:   Paperback
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Michael Faraday


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This biographical study describes Faraday's life and work, and looks at how his everyday scientific practice was informed by his abilities as an experimentalist, his religious beliefs, and the rapidly changing world of 19th-century Europe. It also illustrates some aspects of the conduct of science.

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Author:   Geoffrey Cantor ,  etc.
Publisher:   Humanities Press International Inc.,U.S.
Imprint:   Humanities Press International Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.30cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.186kg
ISBN:  

9780391039827


ISBN 10:   0391039822
Pages:   124
Publication Date:   01 January 1996
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Part 1 From apprentice to scientist career: religon; character. Part 2 Faraday in the world: The Royal Institution; other clubs and societies; Faraday's role in civic and military science; Faraday in the world. Part 3 From chemistry to electricity: chemistry; electricity, matter, and motion; electromagnetic induction; the identity of electricities; electricity and matter. Part 4 From electricity to natural philosophy: self-induction; electrostatic induction; specific inductive capacity; lines of electric induction; matter, magnetism and light; diamagnetism; aether and matter; Faraday's field theory. Faraday's influence: some influences on science and engineering; uses of Faraday.

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