Gage, Alfred P. (Alfred Payson), 1836-1903, Fessenden, C · Toronto : W.J. Gage · leaf 262
te the filings.Once iu motion, they ar-range themselves in linesradiating from either pole,forming graceful curvesfrom pole to pole, as rep-resented in Figure 162.These represent what arecalled linps of magneticfijrce. They represent theresultants of the combinedaction of the two poles.Now carry… … Jt is evident that the space around a magnet is the seat of jy 244 ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM. peculiar influence ; this space, extending as far as the magnetexerts any effect, is called the magnetic field. The last experi-ment presents a true exhibition, on a small scale, of what theearth does on a…
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