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Turner, Gillian M.
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Geomagnetism.
Geophysics -- History.
Geophysicists -- History.
North Pole.
South Pole.
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Turner, Gillian M.
Geomagnetism.
Geophysics -- History.
Geophysicists -- History.
North Pole.
South Pole.
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North
Pole
,
South
Pole
: the
epic
quest
to
solve
the
great
mystery
of
Earth
's
magnetism
/ Gillian Turner.
by
Turner, Gillian M.
The Experiment, c2011.
Call #:
538.72 T946n
Subjects
Geomagnetism.
Geophysics -- History.
Geophysicists -- History.
North
Pole
.
South
Pole
.
ISBN:
9781615190317 (pbk.)
Alternate title:
Epic
quest
to
solve
the
great
mystery
of
Earth
's
magnetism
Edition:
1st
North
American ed.
Description:
xvi, 272 p. : ill., maps, ports ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Awa Press, 2010.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index.
Contents:
The
mystery
of
magnetism
-- Voyages of discovery -- Magnus Magnes -- The wandering compass needle -- Measuring the force -- Of forces and fields -- The third element -- The magnetic crusade -- The core of the matter -- Reading the rocks -- Poles flipped, continents adrift -- The story on the seafloor -- Unraveling the record -- In search of a solution -- The geodynamo.
Summary:
Discusses the issues of geomagnetism, including why the
Earth
's magnetic
north
differs from its geographic
north
, how animals use geomagnetism for migration purposes, and the source of the magnetic field.
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