Dennis C. Lee wrote:
>
> I recently discovered that Maxwell's equations are really an incomplete
> version of the his theory. The equations are Oliver Heavyside's
> interpretation of Maxwell's work. Maxwell's did not have those equations in
> any of his writings. The theory was originally expressed with quarternian
> mathematics. Heavyside was not familiar with this math and did not
> understand the higher dimensional concepts. After Maxwell's passing,
> Heavyside simplified the theory to the equations we have today. In the
> process, he left out over 200 quarternians. Only the 1873 first edition of
> "Treatise of Electricity and Magnitism" has the original quarternian math.
> The following page has an account of this event in more detail:
>
> http://www.enterprisemission.com/hyper1a.html
>
> There is a digital edition of Maxwell's bio at:
>
> http://sonnetusa.com/aj_c.htm
>
> I am interested in obtaining a copy of Maxwell's first edition of
> "Treatise..." and posting a digital edition on the web in a similar manner.
> I have located these volumes in the rare books section at Harvard, however
> they do not allow photocopying there. If anyone out there is able to locate
> these volumes at a reasonable cost, I will put the effort into posting them
> on a web site. Collaborators on this project would be most welcome.
>
> Towards a Better Future
> Dennis
> Tall Ships
> http://pw1.netcom.com/~atech/tallship.html
>
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