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Exploratory Experiments : Ampère, Faraday, and the Origins of Electrodynamics /

The nineteenth century was a formative period for electromagnetism and electrodynamics. Hans Christian Orsted's groundbreaking discovery of the interaction between electricity and magnetism in 1820 inspired a wave of research, led to the science of electrodynamics, and resulted in the developme...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Steinle, Friedrich
Otros Autores: Levine, Alex, 1966-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Alemán
Publicado: Pittsburgh : University of Pittsburgh Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction. Research Practice, Experiment, and Concept Formation; Chapter 1. Electricity and Galvanism in the Early Nineteenth Century; Chapter 2. Electromagnetism; Chapter 3. Ampere's First Studies of Electromagnetism: Entering a New Field; Chapter 4. Competing Pursuits in Paris, 1820-1821; Chapter 5. Electromagnetism in London; Chapter 6. Faraday's First Studies: Electromagnetic Rotation; Chapter 7. Experiment and Concept Formation; Appendix A. Source Materials for the Early Phases of Ampere's Research in Electrodynamics.
  • Appendix B. Reconstruction of the Manuscript of Ampere's Lectures of September 18 and 25, 1820Notes; References; Index of Names.