The MacTutor History of Mathematics archive's biography of James Clerk Maxwell, covering his kinetic theory of gases and its statistical reframing of heat and temperature as properties of molecular motion.
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PublisherMacTutor History of Mathematics, University of St Andrews
URLhttps://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Maxwell/
Source Typeacademic biography
Reliability Tier2
A specialist academic history reference maintained by the University of St Andrews, with named editorial contributors and continuous review, tier 2 throughout this atlas for historical-figure biographies. Sources
James Clerk Maxwell (MacTutor)
Claims Backed By This Source (18 claims)
This source backs 18 claims across the atlas. As facts: 14 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds, 1 connected. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Scientists, 9 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 holds, 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Concepts, 3 claims: 3 well-attested.
- Disciplines, 1 claims: 1 holds.
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