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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/644667639 Title: North Pole, South Pole : the epic quest to solve the great mystery of Earth's magnetism Author: Gillian M Turner Publisher: New York, NY : The Experiment, ©2011. ISBN/ISSN: 9781615190317 1615190317 OCLC:644667639

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North Pole, South Pole : the epic quest to solve the great mystery of Earth's magnetism

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North Pole, South Pole : the epic quest to solve the great mystery of Earth's magnetism

Author:	Gillian M Turner
Publisher:	New York, NY : The Experiment, ©2011.
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : English : 1st North American edView all editions and formats
Summary:	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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Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Gillian M Turner Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781615190317 1615190317
OCLC Number:	644667639
Notes:	Originally published: Wellington, N.Z. : Awa Press, 2010.
Awards:	Shortlisted for Royal Society of New Zealand Science Book Prize 2011.
Description:	xvi, 272 p. : ill., maps, ports ; 21 cm.
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.
Responsibility:	Gillian 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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