Edition |
First North American edition. |
Description |
xvi, 272 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 21 cm |
Note |
Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Awa Press, 2010. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 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. |
Subject |
North Pole.
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South Pole.
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Geomagnetism.
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Geophysics -- History.
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Geophysicists -- History.
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ISBN |
9781615190317 paperback $15.95 |
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1615190317 paperback |
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