Experimenta circa effectum conflictus electrici in acum magneticam

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*Experimenta circa effectum conflictus electrici in acum magneticam* is Hans Christian Ørsted’s landmark 1820 Latin paper in which he first reported the deflection of a magnetic needle by an electric current, founding the science of electromagnetism.

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instanceOf Latin-language publication ⓘ
landmark physics paper ⓘ
scientific paper ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Oersted’s 1820 paper on electromagnetism ⓘ
author Hans Christian Ørsted ⓘ
authorFullName Hans Christian Ørsted ⓘ
authorNationality Danish ⓘ
authorOccupation chemist ⓘ
physicist ⓘ
citedAs foundational reference in histories of electromagnetism ⓘ
contribution experimental demonstration that an electric current produces a magnetic effect ⓘ
first published report of the deflection of a magnetic needle by an electric current ⓘ
foundational work in the science of electromagnetism ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Denmark ⓘ
describes deflection of a compass needle near a current-carrying conductor ⓘ
magnetic effect of an electric current ⓘ
era early electromagnetism research ⓘ
field electromagnetism ⓘ
physics ⓘ
hasImpactOn development of classical electromagnetism ⓘ
unification of electricity and magnetism ⓘ
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
influenced André-Marie Ampère ⓘ
subsequent research in electromagnetic theory ⓘ
isFirstReportOf electromagnetic effect of a steady current on a magnetic needle ⓘ
mainSubject deflection of a magnetic needle by an electric current ⓘ
relationship between electricity and magnetism ⓘ
originalLanguage Latin ⓘ
publicationCentury 19th century ⓘ
publicationType short communication ⓘ
publicationYear 1820 ⓘ
relatedConcept compass needle deflection ⓘ
electric current ⓘ
electromagnetic interaction ⓘ
magnetic field ⓘ
reportsDiscoveryOf magnetic effect of an electric current on a compass needle ⓘ
scientificSignificance marks the birth of experimental electromagnetism ⓘ
provided first clear evidence that electric currents generate magnetic fields ⓘ
titleLanguage Latin ⓘ
yearOfDiscoveryReported 1820 ⓘ

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Hans Christian Ørsted → publication → Experimenta circa effectum conflictus electrici in acum magneticam ⓘ
Experimenta circa effectum conflictus electrici in acum magneticam → alsoKnownAs → Oersted’s 1820 paper on electromagnetism ⓘ
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