The Mechanical Universe 35
The Magnetic Field


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The law of Biot and Sarvart, the force between electric currents, and Ampere's law.
Ch	Frame	Code	Title
1			A	Opening Sequence 
2	02319		G	Ampere's Life And Times 
3	09279		V	Magnetic Military Maneuvers 
4	12819		E	Oersted's Experiment 
5	13926		V	Magnetic Military Maneuvers 
6	15405		H	Execution Of Ampere's Father 
7	16469		H	Ampere's Academic Career 
8*	17533		A	Magnetic Field Due To Current (BiotSavart)
9*	20608		A	Magnetic Fields - Loop, Solenoid And Toroid 
10	22198		V	Magnetic Military Maneuvers 
11	24873		E	Oersted's Experiment 
12*	25287		A	Magnetic Force Between Currents 
13*	26687		E	Magnetic Force Between Currents (Demo *)
14	27491		A	Magnetic Fields Of Toroid And Bar Magnet 
15	28696		A	Magnetic Field Of Iron Atom 
16	29263		A	Magnetic Field Of The Earth 
17	29666		V	Magnetic Military Maneuvers 
18	31971		H	Faraday And Ampere Compared 
19*	34255		A	Conservative Electrostatic Field (line integral)
20*	35440		A	Ampere's Law 
21	37750		H	Maxwell In Study 
22	38725		P	Maxwell's Equations 
23	40620		V	Magnetic Military Maneuvers 
24	41655		G	Atomic Basis Of Magnetism 
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Prepared by Jeff Rudd, 1999
Revised by Laura Schmidt, 2007


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