History of the Munich–Maisach–Fürstenfeldbruck Geomagnetic Observatory

The Munich–Maisach–Fürstenfeldbruck Geomagnetic Observatory is one of the observatories with the longest recordings of the geomagnetic field. It started with hourly measurements on 1 August 1840. The founder of the observatory in Munich was Johann von Lamont (1805–1879), the Director of the Royal Ba...

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Main Author: H. C. Soffel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-07-01
Series:History of Geo- and Space Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/6/65/2015/hgss-6-65-2015.pdf