Illustration showing FARADAY'S experiment with a solenoid

Illustration showing FARADAY'S experiment with a solenoid. The movement of the bar magnet (right) in and out of the coil of wire causes an electric current to flow in the wires A and B: this is detected by the magnetic needle (left). From Bence Jones The Life and Letters of Faraday, London; 1870

Bence Causes Coil Current Detected Faraday Faradays Flow Magnet Magnetic Needle Solenoid Wires

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