James Clerk Maxwell and the theory of the electromagnetic field

Preface. Introduction. Mechanistic and Dynamistic Traditions in Nineteenth-century Physics. Electromagnetism before Maxwell. Maxwell's Apprenticeship: Analogy and Lines of Force. From Mechanical Line to a Dynamical Field. Maxwell's Maturity: A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism and Other Writings. After Maxwell. Conclusions. Appendix.