Coulomb's law is a fundamental principle of electrostatics that quantifies the amount of force between two stationary, electrically charged particles.
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Coulomb's law is an experimental law of physics that quantifies the amount of force between two stationary, electrically charged particles.
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The law was first published in 1785 by French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
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The law was first published in 1785 by French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb.
Proposed By: Charles-Augustin de Coulomb, History section (edge: proposed-by, Coulomb)
Finally, in 1785, the French physicist Charles-Augustin de Coulomb published his application of a torsion balance to determine that the magnitude of the electric force between two point charges.
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