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1777-1977 Jubilee plate Royal Copenhagen, the Bicentennial of the birth of Hans Christian Ørsted, the Dane who discovered electro- magnetism.

Item no. : RJ1977
Alt. Item Id : KJ770
Manufacturer : Royal Copenhagen
Year : 1977
Customs no. : 69131000
Diameter : 7.1''
18 cm
In Production : No
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Product Description

This 1977 Royal Copenhagen jubilee plate
marks the Bicentennial of the birth of Hans
Christian Ørsted, the Dane who discovered
electromagnetism. Hans Christian Ørsted was
born in 1777, on the island of Langeland in
southern Denmark. Hans Christian Orsted
received an untraditional education for a
scientist. There was no faculty for
chemistry or physics at the University of
Copenhagen, so he studied pharmacy, which
was his father's profession. Entirely
through his own efforts, he learned enough
in Germany and France to establish himself
as an expert in the Natural Sciences, and
in 1806 he was appointed Professor of
Physics at Copenhagen University. It was
here, in July 1820, that Hans Christian
Orsted published a pamphlet announcing the
dramatic results of his experiments on the
effect of the electric current on the
magnetic needle. This appeared
simultaneously in scientific journals in
London, Paris, Pavia and Leipzig.
Widespread recognition followed and Hans
Christian Ørsted was elected an honorary
member of many leading international,
scientific societies. Hans Christian
Ørsted's discovery was one of the most
important scientific breakthroughs in the
19th century and a necessary condition for
the development of the electro-technical
industry. Hans Christian Ørsted occupies an
honourable place among his famous
compatriots: Tycho Brahe the astonomer, Ole
Rømer - who measured the velocity of light,
and atomic physicist Niels Bohr.
The low-relief motif on the plate is
hand-cut and finished in Royal Copenhagen's
distinctive blue colouring by the hand of
skilled craftsmen. Again, this is a limited
issue. The molds were destroyed on August
14th 1977, Hans Christian Ørsted's birthday.


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