A Longstanding Attraction The History and Modern Uses of Magnetism /

This book describes how the phenomenon of magnetic attraction has been a topic of interest for more than a thousand years, and how our modern understanding of magnetism and its connection with electrical effects, has led to all sorts of applications. From the industrial revolution to the modern data...

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Автор: Guimarães, Alberto P. (Автор)
Співавтор: SpringerLink (Online service)
Формат: Електронний ресурс eКнига
Мова:Англійська
Опубліковано: Cham : Springer Nature Switzerland : Imprint: Springer, 2025.
Редагування:2nd ed. 2025.
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Онлайн доступ:https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-02006-2
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Зміст:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: The Magic of the Magnet
  • Chapter 2. The Stone with a Soul: Stones that Attract
  • Chapter 3. The Finger of God: Two Treaties on Magnetism
  • Chapter 4. A Very Feeble Effect: Magnets and Electricity
  • Chapter 5. “Acting Where It Is Not”: Magnetism and Action at a Distance
  • Chapter 6. The Secrets of Matter: Like Flies in a Cathedral
  • Chapter 7. Magnets Large and Small
  • Chapter 8. Magnetism in Medicine: Magnets That Cure
  • Chapter 9. Magnets that Remember: A Pile Higher than the Earth -Moon Distance.