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llovelymoonn · 6 months

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on november

james clerk maxwell lines written under the conviction that it is not wise to read mathematics in november after one's fire is out \\ mary shelley frankenstein \\ maggie stiefvater the scorpio races (via @metamorphesque) \\ anna akhmatova rosary \\ emily dickinson in a letter to elizabeth holland early november 1865 (via @flowerytale) \\ l.m. montgomery anne of green gables

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okanb · 7 months

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fionamccall · 7 months

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James Clerk Maxwell, Scottish physicist responsible for the theory of electromagnetism.

#James Clerk Maxwell #Great Tapestry of Scotland

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teachersource · 11 months

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James Clerk Maxwell was born on June 13, 1831. A Scottish mathematician and scientist responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism, and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon. Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in physics", the first having been realized by Isaac Newton. His discoveries helped usher in the era of modern physics, laying the foundation for such fields as special relativity and quantum mechanics. Many physicists regard Maxwell as the 19th-century scientist who had the greatest influence on 20th-century physics.

#james clerk maxwell #physics #electromagnetism #classical theory #science #science history #science birthdays #on this day #on this day in science history

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desert-oracle · 1 year

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EPISODE #186: THE NATURE OF COLOR AND VISION

The waxing moon is moving through the constellation of Leo, Mars is fading, and Venus hangs heavy in the western sky. Venus seems enormous, especially late at night, low over our western mountains. Meanwhile on the desert floor, and splashed brightly up the desert hillsides, wondrous carpets of yellow and orange and violet wildflowers delight the eye & the soul. This is EPISODE #186 of Desert…

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#James Clerk Maxwell #San Gorgonio #superspectrum #VENUS #wildflowers

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a-typical · 2 years

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Faraday and Maxwell unified electricity and magnetism. And the key to unification is symmetry. Maxwell’s equations contain the symmetry called duality. If the electric within a light beam is represented by E and the magnetic field by B, then the equations for electricity and magnetism remain the same when we switch E and B. This duality implies that electricity and magnetism are two manifestations of the same force. So the symmetry between E and B allows us to unify electricity and magnetism, thereby creating one of the greatest breakthroughs of the nineteenth century.

The God Equation: The Quest for a Theory of Everything by Michio Kaku

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dontcallittimetravel · 6 months

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Happy deathday to James Clerk Maxwell, whose hammer was immortalized by the beatles

#happy death day #james clerk maxwell #the beatles

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averycanadianfilm · 7 months

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Excerpt: Remarks on the Mathematical Classification of Physical Quantities by J. CLERK MAXWELL

The first part of the growth of a physical science consists in the discovery of a system of quantities on which its phenomena may be conceived to depend. The next stage is the discovery of the mathematical form of the relations between these quantities. After this, the science may be treated as a mathematical science, and the verification of the laws is effected by a theoretical investigation of the conditions under which certain quantities can be most accurately measured, followed by an experimental realisation of these conditions, and actual measurement of the quantities.

March 9th, 1871

#James Clerk Maxwell #J. Clerk Maxwell #Physics #Mind

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solace-seekers · 1 year

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if the physicst james clerk maxwell would like to possess my body for the next 24 hours and take my physics test for me i will get myself a scottish terrier named toby in his honor. pls. i’m desperate here

#james clerk maxwell #this is for a very specific audience to get and no one else #maxwells equations #they exist. i wish they didn’t.#i need sleep

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in-sightpublishing · 2 years

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Conversation with Craft Xia on Life, Work, and Views: Founder, CHIN (1)

Interviewer: Scott Douglas Jacobsen Numbering: Issue 30.A, Idea: Outliers & Outsiders (25) Place of Publication: Langley, British Columbia, Canada Title: In-Sight: Independent Interview-Based Journal Web Domain: http://www.in-sightpublishing.com Individual Publication Date: July 8, 2022 Issue Publication Date: September 1, 2022 Name of Publisher: In-Sight Publishing Frequency: Three Times Per…

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#ancient Chinese #books #CHIN #Chinese people #computer skills #Craft Xia #family #graphic design #high IQ #James Clerk Maxwell #LSHR Light #Nietzsche #religion #Steven Weinberg #Strict Logic Sequences Examination - Form II #Strict Logic Spatial Examination 48 #Xinjiang

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aroacehanzawa · 5 months

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none of the people voting electromagnetism on that poll have ever had to study electromagnetism

#studying electromagnetism like i'm going to kill m– (remembers suicidal ideation is bad) maxwell. i'm going to kill james clerk maxwell

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agnerd-bot · 1 year

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On request of @300iqprower:

Rematch of Ragnarok, Round ???:

"I told you, human," the almighty Norse goddess proclaimed as she raised her shield above her head. "God, man, it doesn't matter. No one can defy their fate."

TWITCH…

Before the goddess could crush the human's body beneath her shield, she saw something out of the corner of her eye. To most, it would be of little importance. Something inconsequential, especially to one of a god's power. But to the goddess shackled by fate? It was nothing more than a miracle beyond even the divine.

"What-?!"

CRUNCH!

Before the goddess of the sun could even comprehend the impossible sight before her, a strike flew in at near-impossible speeds. Too shocked at the development before her, Sol could not even hope to dodge or block the attack, the blow hitting her directly in the jaw with a resounding echo.

At once, the once-frozen time had now restarted, and to the shock of everyone, man, god, and valkyrie alike, for the first time since the fight had begun, the seemingly invincible Sol was laying back-first on the ground, unmoving. And on his feet, with his arm outstretched in a straight punch was none other than Maxwell himself, a wide grin on his face.

"Caught you."

"-the end of-HUH?!" Heimdall cried out in disbelief, his head looking between the two combatants. "U-u-uh, against all expectations, the Mathematical Master of Mankind has pulled a complete reversal on us! With a single punch, unseen by anyone, James Clerk Maxwell has managed to counter Sol's impossible speed!"

"A… amazing!" Goll managed out. "How did he manage to catch up with something that fast?!"

"Speed? Hardly." the genius scoffed. "It took me a while to figure out your trick, I have to admit." The Unifier of Physics adjusted his glasses, smiling wide. "But you taking it easy on me gave me enough chances to see what you were doing…"

"You were stopping time on me, weren't you?"

Wordlessly, Sol got to her feet, not even bothering to respond to Maxwell's words as she looked him over.

"What, she can stop time?!" a member of the human side asked incredulously.

"You mean like how Zeus did back in the last Ragnarok?"

"The ease of which you returned to your combat stance, the lack of effort put into each blow, the fact that your attacks didn't even seem to disturb the sand on the ground… If it was a matter of speed, none of this would make sense," Maxwell continued. "But if you managed to halt the flow of time completely, it would explain everything." Pointing a finger to his temple, he gave the god a wry grin. "You don't even have to say a word. The very look of contempt on your face and the fact that my gambit worked is enough to prove my hypothesis correct!"

"Impossible!" Ares cried out. "He figured out all that after taking a few measly blows?! Not only that, but he somehow found a way to counter it?! He… Is he like-"

"No." Thor rumbled coldly. "This man is nothing like the First Human that fought against Zeus. He's… much different."

"Indeed," Hermes added. "In the first Ragnarok, Adam was 'merely' able to instinctively counter Zeus's divine blows because of his Eyes of the Lord allowing him to copy his techniques. This human, Maxwell… he found a path to escape his fate all on his own."

"Here's a little something I'm going to call Maxwell's Theorem of Frozen Time," Maxwell began, adjusting his glasses. "Assuming the laws of physics are the same for all present… For an entity to be able to move in a space where time equals zero, that entity would most likely require an infinite amount of energy. Ergo?"

"If one was able to generate an infinite amount of energy themselves…" Newton began, mouth nearly agape in shock.

"Then they would be able to move in the time stop themselves! Of course!" Brunhilde finished, tapping a fist in her hand. "It makes perfect sense!"

"Huh?! Infinite energy?!" Goll repeated dumbly. "But isn't that impossible?! How does that make any sense?!"

"You're right that something like infinite energy is impossible to attain for most humans… But Maxwell isn't most humans, Goll," Brunhilde replied. "Especially with the power of his Volund - Maxwell's Demon!"

Indeed, the thought experiment that made Maxwell a name known by all mankind: Maxwell's Demon. Originating from a letter Maxwell sent to his fellow scientist Peter Guthrie Tait, the experiment is as follows: a creature described as a 'demon' operates a gate that separates two containers of gas. The demon proceeds to open the gate in a way that the faster gas molecules are trapped on one side, and slower molecules are trapped on the other. In this process, the entropy of the chambers decrease with no effort at all.

But such a thing cannot be accomplished by humanity… Until now. With the power of the valkyrie Ráðgríð - The Counseling One, Maxwell has become the very demon he dreamed of centuries ago, able to manipulate his own energy beyond the laws of physics themselves! Through this, the impossible is accomplished: the reversal of entropy itself! Thus is the power of He Who Saw the Threads of the Universe!

Time's Arrow Reversal!

"I never thought I'd see the day," Newton whispered breathlessly. "The very dream of all mankind, made manifest…"

"I admit, I had only thought of something like this possible in my dreams," the Founder of Modern Physics began, looking over his own fist in barely-disguised awe. "A truly infinite source of energy… To think my silly little thought experiment would one day be in the palm of my hands. Hahahaha!" Maxwell clapped his hands, his glasses shining menacingly in the light of the sun as he locked eyes with Sol defiantly.

"Well, 'god', what does your 'destiny' have to say about this advancement of science?"

Sol gave Maxwell the same dead stare she had throughout the fight, unimpressed at the scientist's boasting. Slowly, she began to chew, before spitting something out on the ground. A bloodied tooth. Coldly, she wiped off the remaining blood on her face as she raised her shield to her arm, a small smile showing on her face.

"Hmph. You were early by five minutes."

#writing and other stuff #record of ragnarok #rematch of ragnarok #artist: 5237097 #artist: 結月 #artist: tgsmurf #links are also in the descriptions of the images #if it wasn't clear #the matchup for this round is Sól(the Norse one) VS James Clerk Maxwell #i've been getting back into ror after reading beelzebub vs tesla #and that inspired me to make this jojo-ass bullshit #figured it'd be neat to have a battle involving A) characters that can fuck with time and B) characters centered around fate and defying it #i like how this turned out

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scienceforthefuture · 1 year

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Astronomy Highlights, 2020

2020 was an exciting year for astronomy, with numerous groundbreaking discoveries making headlines worldwide. In this blog post, we delve deeper into the ten most widely covered astronomical discoveries of the year and explore their significance. The Discovery of Phosphine Gas on Venus: In September 2020, scientists announced the detection of phosphine gas in the clouds of Venus using the James…

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teachersource · 2 years

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James Clerk Maxwell was born on June 13, 1831. A Scottish mathematician and scientist responsible for the classical theory of electromagnetic radiation, which was the first theory to describe electricity, magnetism, and light as different manifestations of the same phenomenon. Maxwell's equations for electromagnetism have been called the "second great unification in physics" where the first one had been realised by Isaac Newton. His discoveries helped usher in the era of modern physics, laying the foundation for such fields as special relativity and quantum mechanics. Many physicists regard Maxwell as the 19th-century scientist, having the greatest influence on 20th-century physics.

#james clerk maxwell #physics #physicists #electromagnetic radiation #science greats #science #science history #science birthdays #on this day #on this day in science history

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aldocerandaz · 1 year

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Detectado un posible marcador de vida en Venus 14 de Septiembre de 2020 El equipo internacional, que incluye a investigadores de Reino Unido, Estados Unidos y Japón, estima que la fosfina existe en las nubes de Venus en una concentración muy pequeña, sólo una veintena de moléculas por cada mil millones. Tras sus observaciones, realizaron cálculos para ver si estas cantidades podían provenir de…

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#Alma #Atmosfera #Estudios #Sistema Solar #Telescopio James Clerk Maxwell #Venus #Vida en el Cosmos #VLT

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mysticstronomy · 11 months

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WHY IS THE SPEED OF LIGHT CONSTANT??

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Wednesday, June 7th, 2023

Welcome back,

The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792,458 metres per second, a figure scientists finally agreed on in 1975 – but why settle on that figure? And why does it matter?

Answering those questions takes us on an amazing journey through space, time, physics and measurement, and the tale hasn't quite been told yet. Modern-day studies are calling into question the speed of light for the first time in centuries.

To start at the start though, some history: at the beginning of the 17th century, the general consensus was that light didn't have a speed, that it just appeared instantaneously, either present or not.

During the 1600s this idea was seriously challenged. First, by Dutch scientist Isaac Beeckman in 1629, who set up a series of mirrors around a gunpowder explosions to see if observers noticed any difference in the when the flashes of light appeared.

Unfortunately for Beeckman and the progress of science, the results were inconclusive, but then in 1676 Danish astronomer Ole Rømer noticed strange variations in the eclipse times of one of Jupiter's moons over the course of a year.

Could this be because light took a longer time to travel from Jupiter when Earth was further away? Rømer thought so, and his rough calculations put the speed of light at about 220,000 kilometres per second – not a bad estimate at all, especially considering the data he would have had on planet sizes wasn't all that accurate.

Further experiments with beams of light on our own planet edged scientists closer to the right number, and then in the mid-1800s physicist James Clerk Maxwell introduced his Maxwell's equations – ways of measuring electric and magnetic fields in a vacuum.

Maxwell's equations fixed the electric and magnetic properties of empty space, and after noting that the speed of a massless electromagnetic radiation wave was very close to the supposed speed of light, Maxwell suggested they might match exactly.

It turns out Maxwell was right, and for the first time we could measure the speed of light based on other constants in the Universe.

At the same time, Maxwell's work strongly suggested that light was itself an electromagnetic wave, and after this idea was confirmed, it got picked up by Albert Einstein in 1905 as part of his theory of special relativity.

Today the speed of light, or c as it's commonly known, is considered the cornerstone of special relativity – unlike space and time, the speed of light is constant, independent of the observer.

What's more, this constant underpins much of what we understand about the Universe. It matches the speed of a gravitational wave, and yes, it's the same c that's in the famous equation E=mc2.

We don't just have the word of Maxwell and Einstein for what the speed of light is, though. Scientists have measured it by bouncing lasers back from objects and watching the way gravity acts on planets, and all these experiments come up with the same figure.

However, the story doesn't quite end there, thanks to quantum theory, that branch of physics hinting that the Universe might not be quite as constant as we think.

Quantum field theory says that a vacuum is never really empty: it's filled with elementary particles, rapidly popping in and out of existence. These particles create electromagnetic ripples along the way, the hypothesis goes, and could potentially cause variations in the speed of light.

Studies into these ideas are ongoing, and we don't know for sure one way or the other yet. For now, the speed of light remains the same as it has for centuries, constant and fixed.

Originally published on sciencealert-com

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