Magnetism
Resources
- Historical
- Medieval Technology Pages. Paul J. Gans. New York University.
- Peter Peregrinus
- William Gilbert
- 400 Years of De Magnete. David P. Stern. phy6.org.
- John Canton
- A Method of Making Artificial Magnets without the Use of Natural Ones. John Canton. Philosophical Transactions. No. 47 (1751): 31–38.
- John Michell
- A Treatise of Artificial Magnets. John Michell. Cambridge: Joseph Bentham (1751).
- Animal magnetism
- Animal Magnetism. Nigel Bunce & Jim Hunt. The Science Corner. No. 37 (1984).
- Evidence for the use of magnetic map information by an amphibian [newts]. Fischer J.H.; Freake M.J.; Borland S.C.; Phillips J.B. Animal Behaviour. Vol. 62 No. 1 (2001): 1–10.
- Magnetic alignment in grazing and resting cattle and deer. Sabine Begall, Jaroslav Červený, Julia Neef, Oldřich Vojtčch, and Hynek Burda. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Vol. 105 No. 36 (2008): 13451–13455.
- Dogs are sensitive to small variations of the Earth's magnetic field. Vlastimil Hart, Petra Nováková, Erich Pascal Malkemper, Sabine Begall, Vladimír Hanzal, Miloš Ježek, Tomáš Kušta, Veronika Němcová, Jana Adámková, Kateřina Benediktová, Jaroslav Červený1 and Hynek Burda. Frontiers in Zoology. Vol. 10 No. 1 (2013): 80.
- Miscellaneous
- National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL). Florida State University, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and the University of Florida.
- Obituaries: Louis Néel (1904–2000). Physics Today. Vol. 54 No. 10 (2001): 88.
- Video on demand
- The Mechanical Universe and Beyond (1985)
- Magnetism. Gilbert discovered that the Earth behaves like a giant magnet. Modern scientists have learned even more.
- James Randi Speaks: The Compass Trick, James Randi Foundation, YouTube
- Magnets and Black Holes. James Hennessy and Brady Haran. Objectivity. YouTube (2015). How do you transition from magnets to black holes? You're about to find out!
- Monster magnet meets blood. Brainiac75. YouTube (2017). Isn't it a problem to handle powerful magnets with iron in our blood? Let's find out!
- The Mechanical Universe and Beyond (1985)