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Contributions to the magnetic field: history and influence on biological systems
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electricidad; magnetismo; germinación; tratamiento magnético

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Carbonell, M. V., Flórez, M., Martínez, E., & Álvarez, J. (2017). Contributions to the magnetic field: history and influence on biological systems. Intropica, 12(2). Retrieved from https://revistas.unimagdalena.edu.co/index.php/intropica/article/view/2282

Abstract

This article reviews the history of magnetism following a chronological order, starting with the evolution of scientific knowledge regarding the topic in earlier civilizations, then moving to Egypt and China, later on to Ancient Greece and Rome, and ending at the Middle Ages and Early Modern period. The findings of prominent theoretical contributors to electromagnetism such as Oersted, Biot and Savart, Ampère, Sturgeon, Faraday, Lenz, Maxwell and Coulomb are discussed. The basics of magnetism --especially its relationship to electrical load-- are summarized. The interaction between magnetic fields and biological systems, plants and seeds above all, is highlighted as well. Based on an exhaustive bibliographic review, the effects of the magnetic field of the Earth as natural magnetism and those caused by the application of stationary magnetic fields on plant species are described in detail.
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