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The Mechanical Universe and Beyond

Program 34: Magnetism. Gilbert analyzes the Earth's magnetic field. Program 35: The Magnetic Field. Laws of Biot and Savart, force between currents and Ampere's law. Spectroscopy, and atomic models through to Bohr. Thirty-minute on-demand streamed physics lecture / animated presentation hosted by Professor David Goodstein of the California Institute of Technology as part of the Annenberg / CPB series The Mechanical Universe and Beyond.
http://www.learner.org/progdesc/index.html?uid=42
This site requires cable modem (384K) or better speed connection to the internet and free registration with Annenberg / CPB.

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