Ampere was the Newton of Electricity. James C. Maxwell ampereelectricitynewton Change image and share on social
I have the capacity of being more wicked than any example that man could set me. James C. Maxwell capacitymanset Change image and share on social
In a few years, all great physical constants will have been approximately estimated, and that the only occupation which will be left to men of science will be to carry these measurements to another place of decimals. James C. Maxwell approximatelycarryconstant share on social
The numbers may be said to rule the whole world of quantity, and the four rules of arithmetic may be regarded as the complete equipment of the mathematician. James C. Maxwell arithmeticcompleteequipment Change image and share on social
Every existence above a certain rank has its singular points; the higher the rank the more of them. At these points, influences whose physical magnitude is too small to be taken account of by a finite being may produce results of the greatest importance. James C. Maxwell accountexistencefinite share on social
All the mathematical sciences are founded on relations between physical laws and laws of numbers, so that the aim of exact science is to reduce the problems of nature to the determination of quantities by operations with numbers. James C. Maxwell aimdeterminationexact share on social
Mathematicians may flatter themselves that they possess new ideas which mere human language is as yet unable to express. James C. Maxwell expressflathuman Change image and share on social
The mind of man has perplexed itself with many hard questions. Is space infinite, and in what sense? Is the material world infinite in extent, and are all places within that extent equally full of matter? Do atoms exist or is matter infinitely divisible? James C. Maxwell atomdivisibleequally share on social