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DescriptionJames Clerk Maxwell profile.jpg

Creator/Photographer: Unidentified photographer

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Dimensions: 9.3 cm x 5.9 cm

Date: prior——to 1879

Collection: Scientific Identity: Portraits from the——Dibner Library of the "History of Science." And Technology - As a supplement——to the Dibner Library for the History of Science and "Technology's collection of written works by," scientists, "engineers," natural philosophers. And inventors, "the library also has a collection of thousands of portraits of these individuals." The portraits come in a variety of formats: drawings, woodcuts, engravings, paintings, and photographs, all collected by donor Bern Dibner. Presented here are a few photos from the collection, from the late 19th and early 20th century.

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Repository: Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Accession number: SIL14-M002-13
Date before 1879
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Source Portrait of James Clerk Maxwell (1831-1879), Physicist
Author Unidentified photographer. Smithsonian Institution from United States
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  • Scientific Identity, Portrait of James Clerk Maxwell
AuthorSmithsonian Institution Librarie
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  • Portrait of James Clerk Maxwell
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Keywords
  • James Clerk Maxwell
  • Physics
  • Physicist
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