{"product_id":"centennial-history-of-the-carnegie-institution-of-washington-volume-2-the-department-of-terrestrial-magnetism-paperback-9781107412453","title":"Centennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 2, The Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107412453","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCentennial History of the Carnegie Institution of Washington: Volume 2, The Department of Terrestrial Magnetism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis 2005 book is an exciting exploration of a century of scientific discovery.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eLouis Brown (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107412453, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 3 January 2013\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e314 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.42 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn 1902, Andrew Carnegie founded the Carnegie Institution of Washington, to support innovative science research. Since its creation two years later, the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism has undertaken a broad range of research from terrestrial magnetism, ionospheric physics and geochemistry to biophysics, radio astronomy and planetary science. This second volume in a series of five histories of the Carnegie Institution describes the people and events, the challenges and successes that the Department has witnessed over the last century. Contemporary photographs illustrate some of the remarkable expeditions and instruments developed in pursuit of scientific understanding, from sailing ships to nuclear particle accelerators and radio telescopes to mass spectrometers. These photographs show an evolution of scientific progress through the century, often done under trying, even exciting circumstances.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e 1. Establishment\u003cbr\u003e 2. Cruises and war\u003cbr\u003e 3. Expeditions\u003cbr\u003e 4. Measurements - magnetic and electric\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Fleming transition\u003cbr\u003e 6. The last cruise\u003cbr\u003e 7. The magnetic observatories and final land observations\u003cbr\u003e 8. The ionosphere\u003cbr\u003e 9. Collaboration and evaluation\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Tesla coil\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Van de Graaff\u003cbr\u003e 12. The nuclear force\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fission\u003cbr\u003e 14. Cosmic rays\u003cbr\u003e 15. The proximity fuze and the war effort\u003cbr\u003e 16. The Tuve transition\u003cbr\u003e 17. Post-war nuclear physics\u003cbr\u003e 18. The cyclotron\u003cbr\u003e 19. Biophysics\u003cbr\u003e 20. Explosion seismology\u003cbr\u003e 21. Isotope geology\u003cbr\u003e 22. Radio astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 23. Image tubes\u003cbr\u003e 24. Computers\u003cbr\u003e 25. Earthquake seismology\u003cbr\u003e 26. Strainmeters\u003cbr\u003e 27. The Bolton and Wetherill years\u003cbr\u003e 28. Astronomy\u003cbr\u003e 29. The Solar System\u003cbr\u003e 30. Geochemistry\u003cbr\u003e 31. Island-arc volcanoes\u003cbr\u003e 32. Seismology revisited\u003cbr\u003e 33. Geochemistry and cosmochemistry\u003cbr\u003e 34. The Solomon transition\u003cbr\u003e 35. The support staff\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e References and notes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Geology \u0026amp; the lithosphere\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Geology%20\u0026amp;%20the%20lithosphere%20%5BRBG%5D%22\"\u003eRBG\u003c\/a\u003e], History of science [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on History of science\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22History%20of%20science%20%5BPDX%5D%22\"\u003ePDX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46265700253976,"sku":"9781107412453","price":43.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107412453i.jpg?v=1694485152","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/centennial-history-of-the-carnegie-institution-of-washington-volume-2-the-department-of-terrestrial-magnetism-paperback-9781107412453","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}