Father Secchi and the first Italian magnetic observatory
The first permanent magnetic observatory in Italy was built in 1858 by Pietro Angelo Secchi, a Jesuit priest who made significant contributions in a wide variety of scientific fields, ranging from astronomy to astrophysics and meteorology. In this paper we consider his studies in geomagnetism, which...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2012-02-01
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| Series: | History of Geo- and Space Sciences |
| Online Access: | http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/3/33/2012/hgss-3-33-2012.pdf |