Best known for Green's theorem, George Green (1793-1841) also published influential essays, or papers, in the fields of hydrodynamics, electricity, and magnetism. This collection comprises his most significant works, including "An Essay on the Application of Mathematical Analysis to the Theories of Electricity and Magnetism," "Mathematical Investigations concerning the Laws of the Equilibrium of Fluids analogous to the Electric Fluid," "On the Determination of the Exterior and Interior Attractions of Ellipsoids of Variable Densities," and two of his most valuable memoirs, "On the Reflexion and Refraction of Sound" and "On the laws of Reflexion and Refraction of Light at the common surface of two non-crystallized Media." 1871 ed.
