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CACHON GUILLEN, Vladimir. Las analogías en la formulación de la teoría electromagnética de la luz de Maxwell. En-clav. pen [online]. 2013, vol.7, n.14, pp.11-33. ISSN 2594-1100.

This article focuses on the two first James Clerk Maxwell papers on magnetic lines of force. What took Maxwell to write about this issue, and how did the technological circumstances of his time influence him? And, over all, how did he manage to understand, through the use of mechanical analogies, the nature of electromagnetic fields and manage to build a unified theory of magnetism, electricity and light? It is explored the creative process of Maxwell's mind, and then, it is attempted to infer some useful conclusions about the way science is done.

Palavras-chave : Lines of force; electromagnetic field; submarine telegraphy; Maxwell; Thompson; Faraday.

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