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Biot-Savart law

important law of classical magnetism
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Summary

Biot-Savart law is a physical law[1]. It draws 3,698 Wikipedia views per month (physical law category, ranking #25 of 113).[2]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Jean-Baptiste Biot[3], Félix Savart[4], Pierre-Simon Laplace[5]
  • Commons category: Biot-Savart law[6]
  • Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[7], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[8]

Why It Matters

Biot-Savart law has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Félix Savart Jean-Baptiste Biot Pierre-Simon Laplace

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → Jean-Baptiste Biot, Félix Savart, Pierre-Simon Laplace
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    Described by source → Nordisk familjebok, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
    Instance of → physical law
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