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• Science: Physics: History  (145)

Alessandro Volta and the electric battery - - Full text online of a book by Bern Dibner on the invention of the battery and the discovery of electric current.

The Great Magnet, the Earth - - Commemorating the 400th anniversary of "De Magnete" by William Gilbert of Colchester.

Historical Beginnings of Theories of Electricity and Magnetism - - A lecture from professor Michael Fowler at U of Virginia. Long and detailed.

History - - A time line of the development of electromagnetism from 900 BC to 1905.

Sketches of the History of Electromagnetics - - Timeline of classical electromagnetism, including optics, magnetism, electricity and their unification.

Tesla Files - - A brief description of Tesla, his life, and his works.