Traces the discovery of magnetic properties from natural loadstone to the researches of Oersted and Faraday leading to the theory of lines of force and the magnetic field. Explains paramagnetism and diamagnetism in terms of the behaviour of atoms and mentions the domain theory of ferromagnetism. Experiments are performed which confirm the theory in practical terms.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
006595
Language
English
Subject categories
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Research
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Science - Study and teaching
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atoms
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnetic fields
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnetism
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Experiments
Mathematics, Science & Technology → Science - Study and teaching
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)