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Nov 2000

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"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 2219. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astrophysics

Earth, Planetary Dynamics

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The existence of a large-scale magnetic field in the Earth has been known for over two millennia. The invention of the compass and the observation of the angle between magnetic and true north (declination), followed much later (16th century) by the discovery of inclination (angle of dip), led to the identification of the interior of the Earth as the prime source of magnetic activity. GILBERT beli...

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