The Amazing magnet

United Kingdom, 1982

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Episode of Series “Start Here: Adventures into Science”.
This program presents a range of experiments that demonstrate the forces of magnets. Illustrates the nature and properties of magnetic fields, briefly traces the history of the compass, shows how the earth behaves like a magnet and presents some modern applications of electro- magnets.

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Credits

director

Christopher Haws

producer

Michael Latham

production company

Video Arts

Duration

00:30:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1982

Appears in

Start Here: Adventures into Science

Group of items

Start Here: Adventures into Science

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

325144

Language

English

Subject categories

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Magnetism

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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