Reversals of the Earth's Magnetic Field
Edition: 2 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: July 14, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 356
ISBN-13: 9780521675567
Subjects: Geophysics; Science; Science/Mathematics; Earth Sciences - Geology; Magnetism; Science / Geology; Science / Magnetism; Science-Earth Sciences - Geology; Geomagnetism
First sentence: In geomagnetism we are measuring extremely small magnetic fields - at its strongest near the poles, the Earth's magnetic field is several hundred times weaker than that between the poles of a toy horseshoe magnet.