Hidden attraction : the history and mystery of magnetism / / Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Autore | Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 538 |
Soggetto topico |
Magnetism
Magnetism - History Physicists |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-802297-2
1-280-45285-4 9786610452859 1-4237-4106-4 0-19-535552-0 1-60256-134-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction; 1. Of mystery and magnets; 2. Clearing the debris; 3. On the magnetical philosophy; 4. Let the experimentation begin; 5. Oersted and Ampere: The birth of electromagnetism; 6. Michael Faraday: The era of discovery; 7. Fields and Faraday; 8. Maxwell sees the light; 9. Heinrich Hertz's grand adventure; 10. Curioser and curioser; 11. What if?; 12. Magnetic fields in space; 13. The spark that bridge the universe; 14. The era of creativity; Appendix: The pattern of progress |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449763403321 |
Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> | ||
New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hidden attraction : the history and mystery of magnetism / / Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Autore | Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (224p. ) : ill |
Disciplina | 538 |
Soggetto topico |
Magnetism
Magnetism - History Physicists |
ISBN |
0-19-771089-1
0-19-802297-2 1-280-45285-4 9786610452859 1-4237-4106-4 0-19-535552-0 1-60256-134-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Introduction; 1. Of mystery and magnets; 2. Clearing the debris; 3. On the magnetical philosophy; 4. Let the experimentation begin; 5. Oersted and Ampere: The birth of electromagnetism; 6. Michael Faraday: The era of discovery; 7. Fields and Faraday; 8. Maxwell sees the light; 9. Heinrich Hertz's grand adventure; 10. Curioser and curioser; 11. What if?; 12. Magnetic fields in space; 13. The spark that bridge the universe; 14. The era of creativity; Appendix: The pattern of progress |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783369003321 |
Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> | ||
New York, New York ; ; Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1993 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impact! : the threat of comets and asteroids / / Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Autore | Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256p. ) : ill., facsims., map |
Disciplina | 551.3/97 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Comets
Asteroids Impact Evolution (Biology) |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-19-756123-3
1-280-47127-1 0-19-802617-X 9786610471270 1-4237-3904-3 0-19-535327-7 1-60256-270-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Content -- 1: The Killer Strikes -- 2: The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater -- 3: Solar System Debris -- 4: Something About Comets -- 5: The Birth of the Earth -- 6: The Nineteenthcentury Perspective -- 7: Twentieth-Century Rumblings -- 8: Comet Impacts in History -- 9: On the Edge of Extinction -- 10: Reconstructing the Crime -- 11: Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? -- 12: Craters and Tsunamis -- 13: Offering Odds on Impact -- 14: The Great Comet Crash of 1994 -- 15: The Aftermath -- 16: The Search -- 17: Dodging the Asteroids? -- 18: Our Place in Space -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910449935603321 |
Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impact! : the threat of comets and asteroids / / Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Autore | Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256p. ) : ill., facsims., map |
Disciplina | 551.3/97 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Comets
Asteroids Impact Evolution (Biology) |
ISBN |
0-19-756123-3
1-280-47127-1 0-19-802617-X 9786610471270 1-4237-3904-3 0-19-535327-7 1-60256-270-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Content -- 1: The Killer Strikes -- 2: The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater -- 3: Solar System Debris -- 4: Something About Comets -- 5: The Birth of the Earth -- 6: The Nineteenthcentury Perspective -- 7: Twentieth-Century Rumblings -- 8: Comet Impacts in History -- 9: On the Edge of Extinction -- 10: Reconstructing the Crime -- 11: Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? -- 12: Craters and Tsunamis -- 13: Offering Odds on Impact -- 14: The Great Comet Crash of 1994 -- 15: The Aftermath -- 16: The Search -- 17: Dodging the Asteroids? -- 18: Our Place in Space -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783272103321 |
Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Impact! : the threat of comets and asteroids / / Gerrit L. Verschuur |
Autore | Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (256p. ) : ill., facsims., map |
Disciplina | 551.3/97 |
Collana | Oxford scholarship online |
Soggetto topico |
Comets
Asteroids Impact Evolution (Biology) |
ISBN |
0-19-756123-3
1-280-47127-1 0-19-802617-X 9786610471270 1-4237-3904-3 0-19-535327-7 1-60256-270-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Content -- 1: The Killer Strikes -- 2: The Saga of the Chicxulub Crater -- 3: Solar System Debris -- 4: Something About Comets -- 5: The Birth of the Earth -- 6: The Nineteenthcentury Perspective -- 7: Twentieth-Century Rumblings -- 8: Comet Impacts in History -- 9: On the Edge of Extinction -- 10: Reconstructing the Crime -- 11: Death Star or Coherent Catastrophism? -- 12: Craters and Tsunamis -- 13: Offering Odds on Impact -- 14: The Great Comet Crash of 1994 -- 15: The Aftermath -- 16: The Search -- 17: Dodging the Asteroids? -- 18: Our Place in Space -- Bibliography -- Name Index -- Subject Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827326703321 |
Verschuur Gerrit L. <1937-> | ||
Oxford, [England] : , : Oxford University Press, , 1997 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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