Norwegian Expedition 1899-1900 for the Study of the Aurora Borealis
Norwegian Expedition 1899-1900 for the Study of the Aurora Borealis
A Commented Translation of Kristian Birkeland's First Book on the Aurora
Simon Wedlund, Cyril; Brundtland, Terje; Lockwood, Mike
Springer Nature Switzerland AG
05/2026
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9783032130976
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Authors' preface.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction - Kristian Birkeland and the practice of Science around 1900.- Section I - Birkeland's Norwegian expedition 1899-1900 for the study of the aurora borealis (ENEAB) - a commented translation.- About footnotes.- On a few phenomena of terrestrial magnetism due to the action of electric currents .- I. Simultaneous small magnetic variations at Bossekop and Potsdam.- Magnetic waves.- II. Electric currents in the upper strata of the atmosphere.-Translation motion of the lines of currents.- On a magnetic globe rotating in a beam of cathode rays.- Appendix.- The polar aurorae.- Artificial auroral bands.- On the formation of upper clouds.- List of annexed illustrations.- Section II - Observing, measuring & simulating geomagnetic phenomena - a review of the instruments used or mentioned by Birkeland in the ENEAB.- Introduction.- Bibliography.- Index.
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Aurora borealis;Kristian Birkeland;Geomagnetic phenomena;Scientific instruments;Terrella laboratory experiment;Early auroral research;19th-century practice of science
Authors' preface.- Acknowledgements.- Introduction - Kristian Birkeland and the practice of Science around 1900.- Section I - Birkeland's Norwegian expedition 1899-1900 for the study of the aurora borealis (ENEAB) - a commented translation.- About footnotes.- On a few phenomena of terrestrial magnetism due to the action of electric currents .- I. Simultaneous small magnetic variations at Bossekop and Potsdam.- Magnetic waves.- II. Electric currents in the upper strata of the atmosphere.-Translation motion of the lines of currents.- On a magnetic globe rotating in a beam of cathode rays.- Appendix.- The polar aurorae.- Artificial auroral bands.- On the formation of upper clouds.- List of annexed illustrations.- Section II - Observing, measuring & simulating geomagnetic phenomena - a review of the instruments used or mentioned by Birkeland in the ENEAB.- Introduction.- Bibliography.- Index.
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