Norwegian ‘Aurora Polaris’ Expedition: On the Cause of Magnetic Storms and the Origin of Terrestrial Magnetism
Creator
Date
1908
Identifier
Expeditions (Special Collections) Q115 N87 1902
Publisher
Christiania, Copenhagen: H. Aschehoug & Co.
Abstract
This was the third of three similar expeditions led by Norwegian scientist Kristian Birkeland (1867-1917), all with aims to investigate the causes of ‘magnetic disturbances on the earth and aurora borealis’ (Birkeland, Preface, volume 1). The 1902-03 expedition was wide-ranging. Staff at four stations in Finmark, Norway; Iceland; Spitsbergen, Norway; and Novaya Zemlya, Arctic Russia, collected scientific data which was to be augmented by data collected from as many stations as possible around the world.
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Citation
Kristian Birkeland, “Norwegian ‘Aurora Polaris’ Expedition: On the Cause of Magnetic Storms and the Origin of Terrestrial Magnetism,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed December 23, 2024, https://otago.ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/8112.