Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 2, The Department of Terrestrial Magnetism by Louis Brown

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The second of five Histories of the Carnegie Institution of Washington describes the work of the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism. A century of research has seen advances in an astonishing range of subjects from ionospheric physics, to geochemistry and planetary science. Fully illustrated with contemporary photographs of people and events.

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Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 2, The Department of Terrestrial Magnetism by Louis Brown

In 1902, Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Institution of Washington, to support innovative science research. Since its creation two years later, the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism has undertaken a broad range of research from terrestrial magnetism, ionospheric physics and geochemistry to biophysics, radio astronomy and planetary science. This second volume in a series of five histories of the Carnegie Institution describes the people and events, the challenges and successes that the Department has witnessed over the last century. Contemporary photographs illustrate some of the remarkable expeditions and instruments developed in pursuit of scientific understanding, from sailing ships to nuclear particle accelerators and radio telescopes to mass spectrometers. These photographs show an evolution of scientific progress through the century, often done under trying, even exciting circumstances.
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ISBN 13 9781107412453
ISBN 10 1107412455
Title Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 2, The Department of Terrestrial Magnetism
Author Louis Brown
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2013-01-03
Number of pages 314
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.