Electricity and magnetism : a historical perspective / Brian Baigrie.
Traces the historical development of the theories related to electricity and magnetism, profiling the scientists who made the most significant contributions to the field and the most important developments and discoveries.
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- ISBN: 0313333580
- ISBN: 9780313333583
- Physical Description: xiii, 165 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm.
- Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2007.
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-158) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Early investigations -- The emergence of systematic theory -- Electrical conduction -- Electrostatic phenomena -- From effluvia to fluids -- The science of galvanism -- Postscript : founding of the Royal Institution (1799) -- The current and the needle -- Forces and fields -- The science of electromagnetism -- Electromagnetic waves -- Charged particles of matter -- The atom and the new physics of the twentieth century. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | QC 507 .B35 2007 | 30775305504806 | General Collection | Available | - |