Chapter I: Front Matter

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_The Century Science Series_

Edited by Sir Henry E. Roscoe, D.C.L., LL.D., F.R.S.

JAMES CLERK MAXWELL AND MODERN PHYSICS

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James Clerk Maxwell and Modern Physics.
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