History of Maxwell's Equations #1: Gauss' Law

The experiments, theories and math behind Maxwell's Equations. From Charles Coulomb in 1780s to Michael Faraday in 1837 to Maxwell in 1855, 1861, and 1864 and how they led to Gauss' Law.

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A few extra links:
Woman in Faraday Cage (very good BTW):    • Prelude To Power: 1931 Michael Farada...  
Feynman Lectures: https://www.feynmanlectures.caltech.edu/

0:00 Feynman Lectures
3:30 Coulomb (1784-86)
7:15 Faraday (1837)
15:44 Maxwell's "On Faraday's Lines of Force" (1855-6)
23:42 Maxwell's "On Physical Lines of Force" (1861-2)
30:00 Maxwell's "electric elasticity" (1864) vs. Heaviside's permittivity (1880s)