North Pole, South Pole
Subtitle: the epic quest to solve the great mystery of Earth's magnetism
By: Gillian Turner
Edition: 1st North American ed.
Publisher: The Experiment
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781615190317
Subjects: Geomagnetism; Geophysics; Geophysicists; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Awa Press, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-258) and index.
Table of contents: title: The mystery of magnetism; title: Voyages of discovery; title: Magnus Magnes; title: The wandering compass needle; title: Measuring the force; title: Of forces and fields; title: The third element; title: The magnetic crusade; title: The core of the matter; title: Reading the rocks; title: Poles flipped, continents adrift; title: The story on the seafloor; title: Unraveling the record; title: In search of a solution; title: The geodynamo.