PREFACE.

CONTENTS.

INTRODUCTION.

ROBERT BOYLE.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.

HENRY CAVENDISH.

COUNT RUMFORD.

THOMAS YOUNG.

MICHAEL FARADAY.

JAMES CLERK MAXWELL.

CONCLUSION.

INDEX.

PHYSICISTS.

BY

WILLIAM GARNETT, M.A., D.C.L.,

FORMERLY FELLOW OF ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, CAMBRIDGE; PRINCIPAL OF THE DURHAM COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE; HON. MEMBER OF THE NORTH OF ENGLAND INSTITUTE OF MINING AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS.

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