1867 ⟶ Maxwell's On the Dynamical Theory of Gases

James Clerk Maxwell: On the Dynamical Theory of Gases (kinet...
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💨 Bernoulli's Kinetic Theory of Gases Model

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📊 Maxwell Introduces Statistical Mechanics and Maxwell Distribution

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📡 Maxwell's Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field (Electromagnetic Radiation)

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💨 Maxwell's On the Dynamical Theory of Gases

James Clerk Maxwell: On the Dynamical Theory of Gases (kinetic theory of gases)⟶
Maxwell's On the Dynamical Theory of Gases (1867)
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