Visualising geomagnetic data by means of corresponding observations. Alexander von Humboldt, Carl Friedrich Gauß and Adolph Theodor Kupffer. I

DOI10.1007/S13137-012-0031-8MaRDI QIDQ692129zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Karin Reich, Elena Roussanova

Publication date 4 December 2012

Published in GEM - International Journal on Geomathematics (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s13137-012-0031-8

zbMATH Keywords

A. Th. KupfferA. v. HumboldtC. F. Gaußcorresponding observationsgeomagnetismglobes with declination linesmaps with declination lines

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Research exposition (monographs, survey articles) pertaining to history and biography (01-02) History of geophysics (86-03)

Review text

The paper tells about the beginnings of visualising geomagnetic data by means of observations. The early history is described. Further the work, contribution and role played by Alexander von Humboldt is presented. In the forthcoming second part of the paper the work and role of K. F. Gauss will be described.

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