Side-lights on astronomy and kindred fields of popular science; essays and addresses (1906)
Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909 · New York Harper · leaf 173
south latitude and1470 of east longitude from Greenwich. The magnetic poles used to be looked upon as thepoints towards which the respective ends of the needlewere attracted. And, as a matter of fact, the mag-netic force is stronger near the poles than elsewhere. 147 SIDE-LIGHTS ON ASTRONOMY When… … DIP OP THE MAGNETIC NEEDLE IN VARIOUS LATITUDES The arrow-points show the direction of the north end of the magnetic needle, which dipsdownward in north latitudes, while the south end dips in south latitudes it is not yet satisfactorily shown that there is any onepoint in Siberia where the…
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