SWhat changed
Transport properties of gases were tied systematically to molecular dynamics and velocity moments.
Scientific scope
Exact 1867 paper; Maxwell 1860 distribution, later Boltzmann equation and modern transport theory excluded.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. The record is Maxwell’s exact 1867 paper. His earlier velocity-distribution work, Boltzmann’s later formulations, subsequent transport theory and modern kinetic models remain separate.
Contributors
- James Clerk Maxwell · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
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