Search Results for "James Clerk Maxwell"
Colourful remarks
history of scienceAinsley Vinall discovers how the architect William Benson aimed to bring scientific ideas on light and colour to a more artistic audience.
Every cloud
history of scienceJon Bushell investigates why a paper on the kinetic theory of gases, submitted to the Royal Society by John James Waterston in 1845, was eventually published 47 years later.
Model Victorians
history of scienceDiscover how models, from warships and Saturn's rings to wax orchids and a baby hippopotamus, were displayed at the Royal Society's 19th-century exhibitions at Burlington House.