At the beginning of the 20th century, Kristian Birkeland
(1867-1917), a Norwegian scientist of insatiable curiosity,
addressed questions that had vexed European scientists for
centuries. Why do the northern lights appear overhead when the
earth's magnetic field is disturbed? How are magnetic storms
connected to disturbances on the sun? To answer these questions
Birkeland interpreted his advance laboratory simulations and daring
campaigns in the Arctic wilderness in the light of Maxwell's newly
discovered laws of electricity and magnetism. Birkeland's ideas
were dismissed for decades, only to be vindicated when satellites
could fly above the earth's atmosphere.
General
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Astrophysics and Space Science Library, 325 |
| Release date: |
June 2005 |
| First published: |
2005 |
| Authors: |
Alv Egeland
• William J Burke
|
| Dimensions: |
232 x 156 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
228 |
| Edition: |
2005 ed. |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4020-3293-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Astronomy, space & time >
General
|
| LSN: |
1-4020-3293-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781402032936 |
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