Screen LibrarySelected scientific works of Hans Christian Orsted /
Hans Christian rsted (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 boo...
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| Publisher Address: | Princeton, N.J. : |
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[1998] ©1998 |
| Literature type: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Hans Christian rsted (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 rsted 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, rsted'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 rsted in his honor.Selections here also show the extraordinary breadth of rsted'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, rsted's correspondence, and reports of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters. The book will not only draw long overdue attention to rsted'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 paperback editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the t |
| Carrier Form: | 1 online resource(688pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: | 9781400864850 |
| Index Number: | QC21 |
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43. Correspondence (1821) -- 44. An Experiment on Zamboni's Double Galvanic Circuit (1821) -- 45. A Method to Facilitate the Generation of Steam (1822) -- 46. The rsted Experiment on the Compression of Water (1822) -- 47. On the Compressibility of Water (1823) -- 48. New Experiments by Dr. Seebeck on Electromagnetic Effects (1823) -- 49. An Electromagnetic Experiment (1823) -- 50. On M. Schweigger's Electromagnetic Multiplier, with an Account of Some Experiments made with it (1823) -- 51. On Some New Thermoelectric Experiments Performed by Baron Fourier and M. rsted (1823) -- 52. Onan Apparent Paradoxical Galvanic Experiment (1824) -- 53. Experiments Proving That Mariotte's Law Is Applicable to All Kinds of Gases; and at All Degrees of Pressure under Which the Gases Retain Their A riform State (1825 -- 54. Preliminary Note on the Production of Aluminium, Aluminium Chloride, and Silicon Chloride (1825) -- 55. Contribution to the Determination of the Law of the Compression of Bodies (1826) -- 56. [Improvements of the Compression Apparatus 1826. Measurement of the Compressibility of Mercury] (1827) -- 57. On the Relative Compressibilities of different Fluids at High Temperatures (1827) -- 58 An Electromagnetic Method for the Assay of Silver and Other Metals Invented by M. rsted (1828) -- 59. Observations Concerning the Compressibility of Fluids (1828) -- 60. On the Compression of Water in Vessels of Varying Compressibility (1828) -- 61. A New Electromagnetic Experiment Disproving Ampere's Theory (1830); Remarks on the Relation Between Sound, Light, Heat, and Electricity (1830) -- 62. Thermo-Electricity (1830) -- 63. An Explanation of Faraday's Magneto-Electric Discovery (1832) -- 64. Results of New Experiments on the Compressibility of Water (1834) -- 65. On the Compressibility of Water (1834) -- 66. New Experiments on the Effect of the Electrical Circuit (1835) -- 67. On a New Electrometer (1841) -- 68. A New Device for the Measurement of Ca Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. Response to the Prize Question in Medicine Set by the University of Copenhagen in the Year 1797: On the Origin and Use of Amniotic Ruid (1798) -- 2. Letters on Chemistry. First Letter (1798) -- 3. Letters on Chemistry. Second Letter, on Heat (1798) -- 4. Letters on Chemistry. Third Letter (1799) -- 5. Letters on Chemistry. Fourth Letter (1799) -- 6. Fundamentals of the Metaphysics of Nature, Partly According to a New Plan (1799) -- 7. Dissertation on the Structure of the Elementary Metaphysics of External Nature (1799) -- 8. Experiments and Observations Concerning Galvanic Electricity (1801) -- 9. An Addendumby Dr. 0rsted to His Remarks on Galvanism (1801) -- 10. Continued Experiments on Galvanism (1801) -- 11. A Review of the Latest Advances in Physics (1803) -- 12. Materials for a Chemistry of the Nineteenth Century (1803) -- 13. Correspondence (1804) -- 14. Galvano-Chemical Observations (1804) -- 15. Criticism of the So-Called Eudiometry with Regard to Medicine (1805) -- 16. A Letter from Dr. rsted of Copenhagen to Mr. J. W. Ritter of Jena, Concerning Chladni's Acoustic Figures in an Electrical Context (1805) -- 17. A Letter from Mr. rsted, Professor of Philosophy in Copenhagen, to Professor Pictet on Acoustic Vibrations (1805) -- 18. On the Harmony Between Electrical Figures and Organic Forms (1805) -- 19. New Investigations into the Question: WhatIs Chemistry? (1805) -- 20. An AttempttowardsaNewTheory of Spontaneous Combustion (1805) -- 21. On the Manner in Which Electricity Is Transmitted (A Fragment) (1806) -- 22. Correspondence (1806) -- 23. Experiments Prompted by Some Passages in Winterl's Writings (1806) -- 24. The Series of Acids and Bases (1806) -- 25. Reflections on the History of Chemistry, A Lecture (1807) -- 26. On Acoustic Figures (1807 -- 27. rsted on Simon's (Volta's) New Law for Electrical Atmospheric Effects (1808) -- 28. Experiments on Acoustic F |