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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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés Alemán |
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Pittsburgh :
University of Pittsburgh Press,
[2016]
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 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.