Hans Christian Ørsted: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Anniversary information added. | Mar 05, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Aug 10, 2025 | ||
| Modified link of Web site: APS Physics - July 1820: Oersted and Electromagnetism. | Oct 30, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: APS Physics - July 1820: Oersted and Electromagnetism. | Jan 18, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Magent Academy - Hans Christian �rsted. | Jan 18, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Famous Scientists - Hans Christian Oersted. | Jan 18, 2022 | ||
| Revised information about the unit of measurement named after him. |
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Jun 27, 2014 | |
| Added new Web site: Wolfram Research - Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography - Biography of Hans Oersted. | Feb 15, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Biography of Hans Christian Orsted. | Feb 15, 2008 | ||
| Article revised. | Feb 24, 2005 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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