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IN Sir John W. F. Herschel's classical article on light (dated 1827) in the “Encyclopedia Metropolitana” of 1830, p. 439, there is a vague reference to a theory of light then recently propounded by Oersted, in which he sought to explain the nature of light-waves as a succession of minute electric sparks. Desiring to follow up this reference, the writer of this notice consulted, but fruitlessly, all the writings of Oersted within his reach. Thereupon he applied for information to Prof. Absalon Larsen, of Copenhagen, who, after consultation with Prof. Christiansen, kindly directed the writer to sources not available in London, and furnished the extracts now given from Oersted's writings.
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THOMPSON, S. Oersted and the Electric Theory of Light . Nature 89, 664–665 (1912). https://doi.org/10.1038/089664a0
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