Comment on time conventions in the recordings of 1859

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 301-303

  Boteler, D H ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carrington event; Gottingen time; Time conventions in 1859

Indexed keywords

ASTRONOMY; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAGNETISM; TELEGRAPH;

CARRINGTON EVENTS; GOTTINGEN TIME; TIME CONVENTIONS;

SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 33749549374     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.07.006     Document Type: Note

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