THE 



SCIENTIFIC PAPEE8 



OF 



JAMES CLEEK MAXWELL, 



M.A., LL.D. EDIN., D.C.L., F.R.SS. LONDON AND EDINBURGH, 

 HONORARY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE, 



/ 



CAVENDISH PROFESSOR OF EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS IN THE UNIVERSITY 



OF CAMBRIDGE. 



EDITED BY 



W. D. NIVEN, M.A., F.R.S., 



DIRECTOR OF STUDIES AT THE ROYAL NAVAL COLLEGE, GREENWICH ; 

 FORMERLY FELLOW OF TRINITY COLLEGE. 



VOL. I. 



CAMBRIDGE : 



AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS. 

 1890 



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