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Born June 13, 1831 • Scotland
Died November 5, 1879 (aged 48) • Edinburgh
Subjects Of Study Saturn • Maxwell-Boltzmann distribution • Maxwell relations • Maxwell’s demon • Maxwell’s equations • colour vision • electricity • electromagnetic radiation • electromagnetism • gas • light • planetary ring • unit • colour photography

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