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A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field

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Creators

  • James Clerk Maxwell, author

Canon Rationale

A core physics paper, included for electromagnetic field theory, Maxwell's equations, mathematical physics, and the unification of electricity, magnetism, and light.

Evidence

  • citation context: Maxwell, 'A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field,' Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1865.
  • handbook: Encyclopaedia Britannica, 'James Clerk Maxwell'.

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Completion unit: read the full or selected paper with electromagnetism context.

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