The Britannica Guide to Electricity and Magnetism


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Introduces electricity and magnetism and profiles leading figures in electromagnetic science.










Britannica Electricity AndMagnetism


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Electricity and magnetism are elements of electromagnetism, the science ofrate and of the forces and fields related to price. Electricity andmagnetism were long thought to be separate forces. It changed into no longer until the 19thcentury that they were subsequently handled as interrelated phenomena. In 1905 AlbertEinstein's unique idea of relativity mounted beyond a doubt that each areaspects of 1 commonplace phenomenon. At a realistic level, however, electric powered andmagnetic forces behave pretty otherwise and are defined by distinctiveequations. Electric forces are produced by means of electric powered fees either at rest or inmovement. Magnetic forces, on the opposite hand, are produced best by using shiftingfees and act completely on charges in movement.Electric phenomena arise even in impartial be counted because the forces act on theman or woman charged constituents. The electric pressure, in unique, is responsiblefor maximum of the bodily and chemical homes of atoms and molecules. It isenormously strong in comparison with gravity. For example, the absence of handiest oneelectron out of every billion molecules in two 70-kg (154-pound) personsstanding two metres ( yards) aside would repel them with a 30,000-ton force.On a greater acquainted scale, electric phenomena are responsible for the lightningand thunder accompanying positive storms.Electric and magnetic forces can be detected in areas referred to as electric powered andmagnetic fields. These fields are fundamental in nature and might exist in area some distancefrom the price or contemporary that generated them.




Electromagnetic Theory


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In 1865 James Clerk Maxwell (1831 - 1879) published this work, "A Dynamical Theory of the Electromagnetic Field" demonstrating that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light. He proposed that light is an undulation in the same medium that is the cause of electric and magnetic phenomena. The unification of light and electrical phenomena led him to predict the existence of radio waves. Maxwell is also regarded as the founding scientist of the modern field of electrical engineering. His discoveries helped usher in the era of modern physics, laying the foundation for such fields as special relativity and quantum mechanics. Many physicists regard Maxwell as the 19th-century scientist having the greatest influence on 20th-century physics. His contributions to physics are considered by many to be of the same magnitude as the ones of Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein. In this original treatise Maxwell introduces the best of his mind in seven parts, to include: Part i. introductory. Part ii. on electromagnetic induction. Part iii. general equations of the electromagnetic field. Part iv. mechanical actions in the field. Part v. theory of condensers. Part vi. electromagnetic theory of light. Part vii. calculation of the coefficients of electromagnetic induction







Britannica Science System


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1995-2000 State Textbook Adoption - Rowan/Salisbury.




The Principles of Chemistry


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De Magnete


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From the first great experimental scientist: the classic text, first published in Latin in 1600. Summarizes then-current knowledge of magnetism and electricity, offering insights into the origins of modern science.