Hidden Attraction: The History and Mystery of Magnetism

Oxford University Press USA (1993)
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A journey through humanity's fascination with magnetism, from the ancient Greeks to the latest theories (no facts yet, ma'am, sorry) that propose magnetism as one of the basic forces of the universe. Verschuur (astronomy, Rhodes College, Memphis Tennessee) is author of the well received The Invisible Universe. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.

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0195064887   0195106555   9780195064889   9780190283056   019028305X   9780195106558
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