Electrical Researches of Henry Cavendish

by Henry Cavendish

Book Overview

Henry Cavendish (1731-1810), the grandson of the second duke of Devonshire, wrote papers on electrical topics for the Royal Society, but the majority of his electrical experiments did not become known until they were collected and published by James Clerk Maxwell a century later, in 1879, long after other scientists had been credited with the same results. Among Cavendish's discoveries were the concept of electric potential, which he called the 'degree...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108009425
• ISBN13: 9781108009423
• Release Date: May 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 532 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"