The poetic life of James Clerk Maxwell

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This article is the edited text of a talk given at the BSHM weekend on Mathematics and Fiction held at Rewley House, Oxford, in May 2009. Examples of Maxwell's poetry are discussed in the context of a biographical sketch. It is argued that not only was Maxwell a very good poet, but that his poetry enriches our view of his life and its intellectual context.View full textDownload full textRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17498430903516138