Where did the symbol B that stands for magnetic field come from?

Subject: Where did the symbol B that stands for magnetic field come from?

Date: Thu Feb 24 14:36:16 2005
Posted by David
Grade level: 10-12 School: MBA
City: No city entered. State/Province: No state entered. Country: No country entered.
Area of science: Science History
ID: 1109277376.Sh

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My Science History teacher did not know the answer and I was just wondering where B 
comes from, not was is the magnetic field, but what B actually means and comes 
from

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