About this book

Further series: electrostatics, induction and the nature of electric force.

The author

Michael Faraday

1791–1867 · British scientist

Copley Medal
Professor at Royal Institution
Fellow of the Royal Society

Profession: Physicist, Chemist, Professor
Worked at: Royal Institution, George Riebau
Prizes: Copley Medal (1832), Royal Society Bakerian Medal (1829), Royal Medal (1835), Rumford Medal (1846), Pour le Mérite for Sciences and Arts order, Fellow of the Royal Society (1824), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (1832), Albert Medal (1866)

A bookbinder's apprentice who taught himself science from the books he bound.

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Reading order

Prerequisite: Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume I (Faraday)

Then read: Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume III (Faraday)

Which edition

A primary source: the science is historical, so any complete edition will do. Modern reprints are far cheaper than 19th-century copies, which are collectors' items.

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Editions

7 editions · 0 hardcover, 1 paperback

First published 1844

Earliest edition listed: 2002 · Adamant Media Corporation · Paperback

2002 · Adamant Media Corporation · Paperback · ISBN 9781421271873
2012 · University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations · ISBN 9781108053587
2013 · University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations · ISBN 9781139383158
2018 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · ISBN 9781377587035
2020 · HardPress · ISBN 9780461977424
2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · ISBN 9781016526845
2022 · Creative Media Partners, LLC · ISBN 9781016531788

The list may be incomplete, especially for older and non-English editions.

Subjects

Physics