What's nu? A re-examination of Maxwell's ‘ratio-of-units’ argument, from the mechanical theory of the electromagnetic field to ‘On the elementary relations between electrical measurements’

Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 65:87-98 (2017)
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Maxwell, Helmholtz, and the unreasonable effectiveness of the method of physical analogy.Alisa Bokulich - 2015 - Studies in History and Philosophy of Science Part A 50:28-37.

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