Snow, Benjamin Warner, 1860- · Madison, Wis. · leaf 427
c field. 356. The Lines of Force. Onr study of the properties of afield of force is assisted greatly by the conception of lines offorce. A line of force in a magnetic field is a continuous lineso draivn that it shows at each point the direction of the forceat that point. In other words, a line of… … Fig. 227. A line of force is tangent to the direction of the force at every point. left to itself, it will move, being repelled at each point of itspath by the north pole and attracted by the south pole, andtherefore it Avill trace out a curve extending from the north poleto the south pole of the…
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