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Underground magnetic observatory built at the University of Wisconsin in 1870's

Description

Underground magnetic observatory built at the University of Wisconsin in 1870's.Built under direction of Coast Survey.Observations made to Coast Survey specifications.One of many academic geophysical observatories built under guidance of C&GS;

Credit

Harper's New Monthly Magazine, March 1879, p. 520. NOAA Central Library

Display Date

1879

Location

Wisconsin, Madison

Collection

Historic Coast & Geodetic Survey

Keywords

Geophysics
Geomagnetism