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Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism J. J. Thomson Excerpt from Notes on Recent Researches in Electricity and Magnetism, Intended as a Sequel: To Professor Clerk-Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism IN the twenty years which have elapsed since the first appearance of Maxwell's Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism great progress has been made in these sciences. This progress has been largely - perhaps it would not be too much to say mainly - due to the influence of the views set forth in that Treatise, to the value of which it offers convincing testimony. In the following work I have endeavoured to give an account of some recent electrical researches, experimental as well as theoretical, in the hope that it may assist students to gain some acquaintance with the recent progress of Electricity and yet retain Maxwell's Treatise as the source from which they learn the great principles of the science. I have adopted exclusively Maxwell's theory, and have not attempted to discuss the con sequences which would follow from any other view of electrical action. I have assumed throughout the equations of the Electro magnetic Field given by Maxwell in the ninth chapter of the second volume of his Treatise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.