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Reference numberAP/66/12
LevelFile
TitleUnpublished paper, 'On a possible geological origin of terrestrial magnetism' by Edward Hull
Date1889
DescriptionHull states that the origin and cause of terrestrial magnetism are still subjects of controversy amongst physicists, and this paper is intended to show that the Earth itself contains within its crust a source to which these phenomena may be traced, as hinted at by Gilbert, Biot, and others; though owing to the want of evidence regarding the physical structure of the globe in the time of these observers, they were unable to identify the supposed Earth’s internal magnet.

Annotations in ink throughout. Followed by typed appendix dated 29 May 1889. Includes geological map and diagram.

Received 30 April 1889. Read 16 May 1889.

Whilst the Royal Society declined to publish this paper in full, an abstract of the paper was published in volume 46 of the Proceedings of the Royal Society as 'On a possible geological origin of terrestrial magnetism'.
Extent57p
FormatManuscript
Typescript
Map
Diagram
Physical descriptionInk and graphite pencil on paper
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Access statusOpen
Related materialDOI: 10.1098/rspl.1889.0012
Related records in the catalogueRR/10/277
RR/10/278
Fellows associated with this archive
CodeNameDates
NA6845Hull; Edward (1829 - 1917); geologist1829 - 1917
NA3671Biot; Jean Baptiste (1774 - 1862); astronomer, mathematician and physicist1774 - 1862
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