An edition of North Pole, South Pole
(2011)
North Pole, South Pole
the epic quest to solve the great mystery of Earth's magnetism
1st North American ed.
by Gillian M. Turner
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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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Geomagnetism, Geophysics, Geophysicists, History, Magnetism, SCIENCE, Physics, Scientists, North pole, South polePlaces
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North Pole, South Pole: the epic quest to solve the great mystery of Earth's magnetism
2011, The Experiment
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- 1st North American ed.
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Table of 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.
Edition Notes
Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Awa Press, 2010.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index.
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