It is curious to see that in Germany, where till lately the theory of was much more cultivated than in Newton’s native land itself, where Maxwell’s t… - Ludwig Boltzmann

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It is curious to see that in Germany, where till lately the theory of was much more cultivated than in Newton’s native land itself, where Maxwell’s theory of electricity was not accepted, because it does not start from quite a precise hypothesis, at present every special theory is old-fashioned, while in England interest in the Theory of Gases is still active; vide, ...the excellent papers of Mr. Tait, of whose ingenious results I cannot speak too highly, though I have been forced to oppose them in certain points.