History of electromagnetism
History of electromagnetism - this page is a collection of important discoveries in the history of electromagnetism, ranging from electrostatics, through magnetostatics, to electromagnetics, waves and optic.
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Ancient times
around 2500 BC - Some documents indicate that compass was used in ancient China |
around 500 BC - Magnetic attraction between lodestone and iron studied by Thales of Miletus |
Before 18th century
1064 - Discovery that iron quenched from red hot acquires magnetization by Zheng Gongliang (China) |
1088 - Navigational compass invented by Shen Kua (China) |
1190 - Compass construction described by Alexander Neckam (England) |
1269 - Polarity of magnetic poles described by Pierre de Maricourt (also known as Peter Peregrinus) |
1600 - Movement of compass needle and Eearth's magnetic field described by Wiliam Gilbert (see also: gilbert) |
18th century
1743 - Horseshoe magnet invented by Daniel Bernoulli (Switzerland) |
1745 - Method of reliable magnetisation of steel developed by Gowin Knight (England) |
1750 - Law governing forces between poles discovered by John Michell (England) |
1785 - Coulomb's law of electrostatic forces formulated by Charles-Augustine de Coulomb (France) |
1786 - Twiching of frog's leg by electricity studied by Luigi Galvani (Italy), see also: galvanic |
1800 - Electric batery invented by Alessandro Volta (Italy), see also: volt |
19th century
20th century
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