Hidden attraction :: the history and mystery of magnetism /
In Hidden Attraction Gerrit L. Verschuur traces the history of our fascination with magnetism, from the first discovery of magnets in Greece, to state-of-the-art theories that see magnetism as a basic force in the universe.
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| Zusammenfassung: | In Hidden Attraction Gerrit L. Verschuur traces the history of our fascination with magnetism, from the first discovery of magnets in Greece, to state-of-the-art theories that see magnetism as a basic force in the universe. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (vii, 256 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1423741064 9781423741060 9780198022978 0198022972 9780195106558 0195106555 1280452854 9781280452857 9786610452859 6610452857 0195355520 9780195355529 1602561346 9781602561342 |
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| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction; 1. Of mystery and magnets; 2. Clearing the debris; 3. On the magnetical philosophy; 4. Let the experimentation begin; 5. Oersted and Ampere: The birth of electromagnetism; 6. Michael Faraday: The era of discovery; 7. Fields and Faraday; 8. Maxwell sees the light; 9. Heinrich Hertz's grand adventure; 10. Curioser and curioser; 11. What if?; 12. Magnetic fields in space; 13. The spark that bridge the universe; 14. The era of creativity; Appendix: The pattern of progress | |
| 520 | |a In Hidden Attraction Gerrit L. Verschuur traces the history of our fascination with magnetism, from the first discovery of magnets in Greece, to state-of-the-art theories that see magnetism as a basic force in the universe. | ||
| 520 | |b Long one of nature's most fascinating phenomena, magnetism was once the subject of many superstitions. Magnets were thought useful to thieves, effective as a love potion or as a cure for gout or spasms. They could remove sorcery from women and put demons to flight and even reconcile married couples. It was said that a lodestone pickled in the salt of sucking fish had the power to attract gold. Today, these beliefs have been put aside, but magnetism is no less remarkable for our modern understanding of it. In Hidden Attraction, Gerrit L. Verschuur, a noted astronomer and National Book Award nominee for The Invisible Universe, traces the history of our fascination with magnetism, from the first discovery of magnets in Greece, to state-of-the-art theories that see magnetism as a basic force in the universe. The book begins with the early debunking of superstitions by Peter Peregrinus (Pierre de Maricourt), whom Roger Bacon hailed as one of the world's first experimental scientists (Perigrinus held that "experience rather than argument is the basis of certainty in science"). Verschuur discusses William Gilbert, who confronted the multitude of superstitions about lodestones in De Magnete, widely regarded as the first true work of modern science, in which Gilbert reported his greatest insight: that the earth itself was magnetic. We also meet Hans Christian Oersted, who demonstrated that an electric current could influence a magnet (Oersted did this for the first time during a public lecture) and Andre-Marie Ampere, who showed that a current actually produced magnetism. Verschuur also examines the pioneering experiments and theoretical breakthroughs of Faraday and Maxwell and Zeeman (who demonstrated the relationship between light and magnetism), and he includes many lively stories of discovery, such as the use of frogs by Galvani and Volta, and Hertz's accidental discovery of radio waves. Along the way, we learn many interesting scientific facts, perhaps the most remarkable of which is that lodestones are made by bacteria (a sediment organism known as GS-15 eats iron, converting ferric oxide to magnetite and, over billions of years, forming the magnetite layers in iron formations). Boasting many informative illustrations, this is an adventure of the mind, using the specific phenomenon of magnetism to show how we have moved from an era of superstitions to one in which the Theory of Everything looms on the horizon. | ||
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| contents | Introduction; 1. Of mystery and magnets; 2. Clearing the debris; 3. On the magnetical philosophy; 4. Let the experimentation begin; 5. Oersted and Ampere: The birth of electromagnetism; 6. Michael Faraday: The era of discovery; 7. Fields and Faraday; 8. Maxwell sees the light; 9. Heinrich Hertz's grand adventure; 10. Curioser and curioser; 11. What if?; 12. Magnetic fields in space; 13. The spark that bridge the universe; 14. The era of creativity; Appendix: The pattern of progress |
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| spelling | Verschuur, Gerrit L., 1937- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJwMHQXwMJ3kdx78Yw86Kd http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50013936 Hidden attraction : the history and mystery of magnetism / Gerrit L. Verschuur. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996, ©1993. 1 online resource (vii, 256 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record. Introduction; 1. Of mystery and magnets; 2. Clearing the debris; 3. On the magnetical philosophy; 4. Let the experimentation begin; 5. Oersted and Ampere: The birth of electromagnetism; 6. Michael Faraday: The era of discovery; 7. Fields and Faraday; 8. Maxwell sees the light; 9. Heinrich Hertz's grand adventure; 10. Curioser and curioser; 11. What if?; 12. Magnetic fields in space; 13. The spark that bridge the universe; 14. The era of creativity; Appendix: The pattern of progress In Hidden Attraction Gerrit L. Verschuur traces the history of our fascination with magnetism, from the first discovery of magnets in Greece, to state-of-the-art theories that see magnetism as a basic force in the universe. Long one of nature's most fascinating phenomena, magnetism was once the subject of many superstitions. Magnets were thought useful to thieves, effective as a love potion or as a cure for gout or spasms. They could remove sorcery from women and put demons to flight and even reconcile married couples. It was said that a lodestone pickled in the salt of sucking fish had the power to attract gold. Today, these beliefs have been put aside, but magnetism is no less remarkable for our modern understanding of it. In Hidden Attraction, Gerrit L. Verschuur, a noted astronomer and National Book Award nominee for The Invisible Universe, traces the history of our fascination with magnetism, from the first discovery of magnets in Greece, to state-of-the-art theories that see magnetism as a basic force in the universe. The book begins with the early debunking of superstitions by Peter Peregrinus (Pierre de Maricourt), whom Roger Bacon hailed as one of the world's first experimental scientists (Perigrinus held that "experience rather than argument is the basis of certainty in science"). Verschuur discusses William Gilbert, who confronted the multitude of superstitions about lodestones in De Magnete, widely regarded as the first true work of modern science, in which Gilbert reported his greatest insight: that the earth itself was magnetic. We also meet Hans Christian Oersted, who demonstrated that an electric current could influence a magnet (Oersted did this for the first time during a public lecture) and Andre-Marie Ampere, who showed that a current actually produced magnetism. Verschuur also examines the pioneering experiments and theoretical breakthroughs of Faraday and Maxwell and Zeeman (who demonstrated the relationship between light and magnetism), and he includes many lively stories of discovery, such as the use of frogs by Galvani and Volta, and Hertz's accidental discovery of radio waves. Along the way, we learn many interesting scientific facts, perhaps the most remarkable of which is that lodestones are made by bacteria (a sediment organism known as GS-15 eats iron, converting ferric oxide to magnetite and, over billions of years, forming the magnetite layers in iron formations). Boasting many informative illustrations, this is an adventure of the mind, using the specific phenomenon of magnetism to show how we have moved from an era of superstitions to one in which the Theory of Everything looms on the horizon. English. Magnetism Popular works. Magnetism History Popular works. Physicists Popular works. Magnétisme Ouvrages de vulgarisation. Magnétisme Histoire Ouvrages de vulgarisation. Physiciens Ouvrages de vulgarisation. SCIENCE Physics Magnetism. bisacsh Magnetism fast Physicists fast History fast Popular works fast Print version: Verschuur, Gerrit L., 1937- Hidden attraction. New York : Oxford University Press, 1996, ©1993 0195106555 (OCoLC)34595029 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=143948 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Verschuur, Gerrit L., 1937- Hidden attraction : the history and mystery of magnetism / Introduction; 1. Of mystery and magnets; 2. Clearing the debris; 3. On the magnetical philosophy; 4. Let the experimentation begin; 5. Oersted and Ampere: The birth of electromagnetism; 6. Michael Faraday: The era of discovery; 7. Fields and Faraday; 8. Maxwell sees the light; 9. Heinrich Hertz's grand adventure; 10. Curioser and curioser; 11. What if?; 12. Magnetic fields in space; 13. The spark that bridge the universe; 14. The era of creativity; Appendix: The pattern of progress Magnetism Popular works. Magnetism History Popular works. Physicists Popular works. Magnétisme Ouvrages de vulgarisation. Magnétisme Histoire Ouvrages de vulgarisation. Physiciens Ouvrages de vulgarisation. SCIENCE Physics Magnetism. bisacsh Magnetism fast Physicists fast |
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| topic | Magnetism Popular works. Magnetism History Popular works. Physicists Popular works. Magnétisme Ouvrages de vulgarisation. Magnétisme Histoire Ouvrages de vulgarisation. Physiciens Ouvrages de vulgarisation. SCIENCE Physics Magnetism. bisacsh Magnetism fast Physicists fast |
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