Thermodynamic model

Description

Maxwell’s Thermodynamic Surface, on cloth covered wooden base covered by glass dome, modelled by James Clerk Maxwell, 1874 - 1879

Museum reference

T.1999.385

Collection

History of Science

Object name

Thermodynamic model

Production information

Maxwell, James Clerk, 1831 - 1879, Maker
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, Northern Europe

Date

Mid 19th century

Materials

Plaster, Glass, Wood, Felt, Metal

Physical description

case: wood, glass, textile, metal / model: plaster

Associations

deriver of mathematical origin of model: Josiah Willard Gibbs
OWNER: Tait, Peter Guthrie, Professor, 1831 - 1901

References

Martin Goldman, The Demon in the Aether: The Story of James Clerk Maxwell, p.1/2 - 1/3 plus illustration

Links to other web pages

Collection Story