Author:George Gabriel Stokes
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FRS, 1st Baronet; British mathematician and physicist, who at Cambridge made important contributions to fluid dynamics (including the Navier–Stokes equations), optics, and mathematical physics (including Stokes' theorem)
Sir George Gabriel Stokes
Works[edit]
- On the Aberration of Light (1845)
- On Fresnel's Theory of the Aberration of Light (1846)
- On the Constitution of the Luminiferous Æther, viewed with reference to the phænomenon of the Aberration of Light (1846)
- On the Constitution of the Luminiferous Æther (1848)
Articles in Popular Science Monthly[edit]
Works about Stokes[edit]
- "Stokes, George Gabriel," in Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886, by Joseph Foster, London: Parker and Co. (1888–1892) in 4 vols.
- "Stokes, Sir George Gabriel," in Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed., 1911)
- "Stokes, Sir George Gabriel". Who's Who: p. 1323. 1903.
Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.
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