Edmond Halley and the magnetic field of the earth

Notes and Records of the Royal Society

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 473-490

  Cook, Alan ^a  

^a SELWYN COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0042412570     PISSN: 00359149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsnr.2001.0158     Document Type: Article

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