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Selected Scientific Works of Hans Christian Orsted (Hardcover)
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Selected Scientific Works of Hans Christian Orsted (Hardcover)
Series: Princeton Legacy Library
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Hans Christian Orsted (1777-1851) was one of the leading scientists
of the nineteenth century, having played a crucial role in founding
electromagnetism. Unfortunately for the English-speaking world,
almost all of his research was published in other languages,
particularly his native Danish. This book will help to elevate
Orsted to his rightful place in the history of science by finally
making his most important scientific works available in English.
The book includes, for example, Orsted's account of his
revolutionary experiments in electromagnetism. In 1820, he
discovered that a compass needle deflects from magnetic north when
an electric current is switched on or off in a nearby wire. This
showed that electricity and magnetism were related phenomena, a
finding that laid the foundation for the theory of electromagnetism
and for research that later created such technologies as radio,
television, and fiber optics. The unit of magnetic field strength
was named the Orsted in his honor. Selections here also show the
extraordinary breadth of Orsted's interests, which range through a
long and prolific career from the study of plant alkaloids and the
compression of fluids to the nature of light and the "natural
science" of beauty. The writings are taken from scientific papers,
Orsted's correspondence, and reports of the Royal Danish Academy of
Sciences and Letters. The book will not only draw long overdue
attention to Orsted's own work but will also shed new light on the
nature of scientific study in the nineteenth century. Originally
published in 1998. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest
print-on-demand technology to again make available previously
out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton
University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of
these important books while presenting them in durable paperback
and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is
to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in
the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press
since its founding in 1905.
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