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→History of the Study of Electromagnetism
Electric and magnetic effects were known and even used by ancient civilizations, for example the Chinese used the compass, which is based in the magnetic field of the Earth at least from the year 1000 BC. Magnetism was considered strange and miraculous by the ancients<ref>http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/02-three-words-that-could-overthrow-physics</ref>, and would not begin to be understood until the works of [[Michael Faraday]] in the 19th century,
Electric and magnetic effects were known and even used by ancient civilizations, for example the Chinese used the compass, which is based in the magnetic field of the Earth at least from the year 1000 BC. Magnetism was considered strange and miraculous by the ancients<ref>http://discovermagazine.com/2008/may/02-three-words-that-could-overthrow-physics</ref>, and would not begin to be understood until the works of [[Michael Faraday]] in the 19th century,
[[James Maxwell]] would, in 1873, finally provide an accurate and scientific description of electromagnetism. His theory of electromagnetism is still used today for everything but particle physics, and significantly contributed to Einsteins [[Theory of Relativity]].<ref>http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/books/book.cgi?call=537_M46T_1873_VOL._1</ref><ref>http://www.torrentz.com/bd26e583504591658cbc91a04490f9bb8e80430a</ref>
[[James Maxwell]] would, in 1873, help complete the definitions of electricity and magnetism which would lead to the successful unification of the two forces. His theory of electromagnetism is still used today for everything but particle physics, and significantly contributed to Einsteins [[Theory of Relativity]].<ref>http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/books/book.cgi?call=537_M46T_1873_VOL._1</ref><ref>http://www.torrentz.com/bd26e583504591658cbc91a04490f9bb8e80430a</ref>
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<br> Interestingly Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity shows the there is no such thing as a magnetic field or a magnetic force, but just how the electric field and electric force is observed.
==The Electromagnetic Force==
==The Electromagnetic Force==