Oersted
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The name Oersted or Ørsted has severel meanings, most related to the Danish physicist Hans Christian Ørsted.
Physical unit
The oersted is old CGS unit of magnetic field strength (or magnetic induction). The magnetic field produced at the center of a plane circular coil of one turn and a radius of one centimetre, which carries a current of 1/2π amperes.
In SI units, 1 oersted = 1000/(4π) A/m = about 79.577 A/m
The unit is named after Hans Christian Ørsted who discovered electromagnetism in 1820.
Satellite
Oersted is the name of the first Danish satellite, which was successfully launched into space on February 23, 1999. The main scientific objective of the spacecraft was to map the Earth's magnetic field. The satellite is named after Hans Christian Ørsted.
Other uses
- Hans Christian Ørsted was a Danish physicist.
- Anders Sandøe Ørsted was a Danish politician and jurist, brother of Hans Christian Ørsted.
- The Oersted Medal, named after Hans Christian Ørsted, recognizes notable contributions to the teaching of physics.
- There is a character in Tales of Eternia called Farah Oersted.
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