Maxwell Equal Area

Famous quotes containing the words maxwell, equal and/or area:

    “Gin a body meet a body
    Flyin’ through the air,
    Gin a body hit a body,
    Will it fly? and where?”
    —James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)

    “Where on the globe can there be found an area of equal extent with that occupied by the bulk of our States, so fertile and so rich and varied in its productions, and at the same time so habitable by the European, as this is?”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    “Now for civil service reform. Legislation must be prepared and executive rules and maxims. We must limit and narrow the area of patronage. We must diminish the evils of office-seeking. We must stop interference of federal officers with elections. We must be relieved of congressional dictation as to appointments.”
    —Rutherford Birchard Hayes (1822–1893)