by Gerrit L. Verschuur · Oxford University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780195106558
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«Hidden Attraction» is Gerrit L. Verschuur's popular science essay on the history of magnetism, in paperback (272 pages, in English).
The book traces the history of magnetism from the first observations in ancient Greece to current theories that conceive it as an essential force of the universe. Verschuur recounts how superstitions gave way to the experimental method, with figures such as William Gilbert, Oersted, Ampère, Faraday, Maxwell and Zeeman, and includes illustrations.
A popular science work for readers interested in the history of science, physics and magnetism.
