Introductory Lecture on Experimental Physics, October 25th, 1871

by James Clerk Maxwell

$3,500 · Offered by Sophia Rare Books

First edition

London & Cambridge: Macmillan, 1871. First edition, extremely rare, of Maxwell's inaugural lecture as Professor of Experimental Physics at the University of Cambridge, which marks the beginning of the tradition of experimental research at the Cavendish Laboratory, a tradition which was to lead to 29 Nobel Prizes being awarded to members of the Cavendish between 1904 and 1989. This lecture was delivered just

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