Philosophy: The Quest for Truth

Silvanus Phillips Thompson

OXFORD Custom Publishing

<p>Silvanus P Thompson wrote Calculus Made Easy sixty years ago to show that differential and integral calculus is not as difficult as the words imply, and the book's continuing popularity is evidence of his complete success. Modern and elegant integration technique have been introduced in successive editions,but the basic plan of the book remains Professor Thompson's original demonstration that once his readers have grasped the basic principles of differentiation and integration, the rest follows naturally. Silvanus P Thompson was born in 1851 and died in 1916. He was President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, first President of the London Rontgen Society and the holder of many foreign honours and degrees.</p>

Calculus made easy

Science & Math

Mathematics

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

An important component of a biography of any great scientist is  that the biographer also have deep scientific knowledge. This  holds true for Silvanus P. Thompson, a scientist of distinction  who authored this biography of Lord Kelvin. Thompson was a  Fellow of the Royal Society, President of the Physical Society,  President of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, and  President of the Illuminating Engineering Society---all within a  six year span. He also held the office of president for other  scientific organizations.  This biography was begun in 1906 and published in 1910. It was  re-issued in 1976 by Chelsea Publishing. The work is considered  the definitive biography of Lord Kelvin. It includes Kelvin's  personal recollections and data. His death in 1907 affected the  project by extending the scope of the original work. He left  letters, diaries, and other documents that supplemented the  existing information. These documents would allow Thompson to  create a much more comprehensive account of Kelvin's career than  was previously possible.  From the Preface by Thompson: "It has been the author's desire to  let documents and letters speak as far as possible for  themselves; and if he has not always been able to avoid letting  his own views tinge these pages, he has at least endeavoured to  avoid attributing to others that which is only his own.  Doubtless there are many of Lord Kelvin's former pupils who will  find gaps in the presentation of his life and character, as must  needs be when the author can himself claim no nearer association  than that of disciple. But the disciple of one who was himself  conspicuously faithful in little things, must at least try to be  faithful. The peculiar and affectionate admiration, amounting in  some almost to worship, which characterizes those who had the  high privilege of that more intimate association, spreads far  beyond their circle to the disciple. Let it be hoped that the  affectionate admiration which he too shares may not have warped  his judgment."

The Life of Lord Kelvin (2 Volume Set)

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

Chelsea Pub. Co

<p>For students who take only the first year of calculus. Newly revised edition based on the popular and classic Thompson version. Exceptionally user-friendly. Makes the calculus subject interesting and challenging, instead of forbidding.</p>

Calculus Super Textbook (Super Textbooks)

Research & Education Associati

Excerpt from Michael Faraday: His Life and WorkOn A Portrait of Faraday.Was ever man so simple and so sage,So crowned and yet so careless of a prize!Great Faraday, who made the world so wise,And loved the labour better than the wage.And this you say is how he looked in age,With that strong brow and these great humble eyesThat seem to look with reverent surpriseOn all outside himself. Turn o'er the page,Recording Angel, it is white as snow.Ah God, a fitting messenger was heTo show Thy mysteries to us below.Child as he came has he returned to Thee.Would he could come but once again to showThe wonder-deep of his simplicity.Cosmo Monkhouse.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Michael Faraday: His Life and Work (Classic Reprint)

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Calculus Made Easy

Read Books Ltd.

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Calculus Made Easy Silvanus - P. Thompson

G.K. Publications Private Limited

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