Victorian · Science / mathematics
A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism
by James Clerk Maxwell. A canonical or canon-adjacent work by James Clerk Maxwell examining electromagnetism, physics; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
- Date
- 1873
- Origin
- Scotland
- Era
- Victorian
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Length
- Medium
- Collection
- The Western Canon
Subjects and themes
Why it matters
A canonical or canon-adjacent work by James Clerk Maxwell examining electromagnetism, physics; included to broaden the catalog’s historical, literary, or intellectual coverage.
This work is included in the collection on the basis of expanded synthesis: bloom / great books / modern library / revised canon. Its cataloged influence level is 4 out of 5.