Modelling the world's magnetism

People have been finding their way with compasses for many centuries, but the Earth's magnetism is a more complex business, and in most places a compass doesn't point exactly towards the North Pole. Brian Hamilton and Susan Macmillan explain how understanding our planet's changing mag...

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Main Authors: Hamilton, Brian, Macmillan, Susan
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2011
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North Pole
Online Access:http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14579/
https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14579/1/spr11-magnetism.pdf
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spelling ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:14579 2023-05-15T17:39:39+02:00 Modelling the world's magnetism Hamilton, Brian Macmillan, Susan 2011 text http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14579/ https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14579/1/spr11-magnetism.pdf en eng https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/14579/1/spr11-magnetism.pdf Hamilton, Brian; Macmillan, Susan. 2011 Modelling the world's magnetism. Planet Earth, Spring. Publication - Article PeerReviewed 2011 ftnerc 2023-02-04T19:29:18Z People have been finding their way with compasses for many centuries, but the Earth's magnetism is a more complex business, and in most places a compass doesn't point exactly towards the North Pole. Brian Hamilton and Susan Macmillan explain how understanding our planet's changing magnetic field helps keep us facing the right direction. Article in Journal/Newspaper North Pole Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive North Pole
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