About Antonius Brugmans
Lived 1732 – 1789 (aged 56). Antonius Brugmans was a university teacher.
Portrait of Antonius Brugmans. 1761. Eise Eisinga PlanetariumAnton Brugmans (1732–1789) was a Dutch physicist who proposed a two-fluid theory of magnetism. He did magnetism experiments by putting objects on water or mercury, using surface tension to make them float and magnets to move them. He discovered the diamagnetism of bismuth.
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Who was Antonius Brugmans?
(1732-1789)
When was Antonius Brugmans born?
Antonius Brugmans was born on 22 October 1732 in Hantum.
When did Antonius Brugmans die?
Antonius Brugmans died on 27 April 1789 in Groningen.
What was Antonius Brugmans's occupation?
Antonius Brugmans was a university teacher.
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