In the early 1800s, electricity and magnetism were understood as completely separate scientific domains with no apparent connection—electricity concerned charge phenomena like sparks and lightning, while magnetism concerned iron lodestones and compass needles.
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“electricity and magnetism were two totally separate sciences. Two clubs that did not talk to each other.”
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