An Essay On Magnetic Attractions, And On The Laws Of Terrestrial And Electro Magnetism. Second Edition, much enlarged and improved

by Peter Barlow

$475 · Offered by Martayan Lan

First published London, 1820, this is the second enlarged edition of Barlow's shipboard study of magnetism. In 1819 Barlow became interested in the compass deviation caused by the iron in ships. He therefore investigated the action of terrestrial magnetism and conducted a series of experiments on the interaction of..... More

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