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The International Physics Olympiad was held in Padua, Italy during July 18–27 1999. It marked India’s second foray into this exciting event where sixty-two nations participated. As the pedagogical leader of the Indian team at Padua, I was privileged to be in the thick of action. Our performance was creditable: all our participants won medals, garnering four silvers and one bronze. Out of the five special prizes, one went to a member of our team. This article describes an interesting and historically rich problem that was posed as part of the five hour theoretical examination.
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Singh, V.A. Ampére versus Biot-Savart. Reson 5, 84–91 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02837939
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