Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831 - 1879 (physicist)
Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:
Astronomical methods and instruments, 1866 - 1870
Cavendish Laboratory archives, 1876 - 1999
Miscellaneous astronomical papers, 1871 - 1873
Papers on Government superintendence, 1861 - 1869
Papers on Royal Astronomical Society, 1858 - 1859
Script for 'The Night Sky in April', 1953-04
A copy of Porter's script for 'The Night Sky in April' on Coma Berenice; the Plough, Leo, Denebola, Cor Caroli, and the legend of Berenice's hair; Saturn, its rings and their composition according to James Clerk Maxwell; the 1933 discovery of the white spot on Saturn by Will Hay; the internal composition of Saturn, hydrogen in a metallic phase and the difference between the gas giants and terrestrial planets; and the mathematical nature of modern astronomy.
Votes for Professor of Physical Science, 1871
James Clerk Maxwell was elected unopposed.
Vouchers, 1876 - 1879
Relate to equipment purchased by James Clerk Maxwell in Cambridge, London and Germany for the new Cavendish Laboratory.