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Ørsted, Hans Christian
Ørsted, Hans Christian
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Ørsted, Hans Christian
Date of birth
08-14-1777
Date of death
03-09-1851
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Danish physicist and chemist. He shaped post-Kantian philosophy and advances in science throughout the late nineteenth century. He is best known for discovering the relationship between electricity and magnetism known as electromagnetism.
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Reproduction of Oersted's compass
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