E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Maxwell, James Clerk
(b. June 13th, 1831; d. November 5th, 1879). “The Stability of the Motion of Saturn’s Rings” (1859); “The Kinetic Theory of Gases;” “Faraday’s Lines of Force;” “Theory of Heat” (1871); “A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism” (1873); “The Electrical Researches of the Hon. Henry Cavendish;” “Matter and Motion.” See his “Life” by Prof. Campbell and W. Garnett (1882).
