Excerpt from The Physical Review, 1899, Vol. 9: A Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics In 186 5 Maxwell propounded the electromagnetic theory Of light, which not only correlated all hitherto Observed phenomena, . But also furnished a scientific basis for future research. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.