magnetic dip
91Contour line — This article is about lines of equal value in maps and diagrams. For more meanings of the word contour , see Contour (disambiguation). The bottom part of the diagram shows some contour lines with a straight line running through the location of… …
92aclinic — The line through those points on the earth’s surface at which the magnetic dip is zero. The aclinic line is a particular case of an isoclinic line. On this line, a magnetic needle balances horizontally without dipping (i.e., the angle of dip is… …
93natural philosophy — noun the science of matter and energy and their interactions his favorite subject was physics • Syn: ↑physics • Derivationally related forms: ↑physical (for: ↑physics), ↑physicist ( …
94Robert Were Fox the Younger — Robert Were Fox FRS (26 April 1789 ndash; 25 July 1877) was an English geologist, natural philosopher and inventor.He is known mainly for his work on the temperature of the earth and his construction of a compass to measure magnetic dip at sea.… …
95Edward Sabine — Infobox Scientist name = PAGENAME box width = image size =150px caption = PAGENAME birth date = October 14, 1788 birth place = Dublin death date = May 26, 1883 death place = East Sheen residence = citizenship = nationality = Irish ethnicity =… …
96Robert Norman — was a 16th century English mariner, compass builder, and hydrographer. Work Robert Norman is noted for The Newe Attractive , a pamphlet published in 1581 [Published in London by Ballard. See cite book | last = Harré | first = R. | title = Great… …
97electromagnetism — Synonyms and related words: diamagnetism, ferromagnetism, gilbert, hysteresis, hysteresis curve, magnetic circuit, magnetic conductivity, magnetic creeping, magnetic curves, magnetic dip, magnetic elements, magnetic figures, magnetic flux,… …
98hysteresis — Synonyms and related words: dead time, diamagnetism, electromagnetism, ferromagnetism, gain, gilbert, holdup, hysteresis curve, lag, magnetic circuit, magnetic conductivity, magnetic creeping, magnetic curves, magnetic dip, magnetic elements,… …
99magnetism — Synonyms and related words: acceptability, adduction, affinity, agacerie, agreeability, allure, allurement, appeal, ascendancy, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, authority, beguilement, beguiling, bewitchery, bewitchment,… …
100Ionosphere — The ionosphere is a part of the upper atmosphere, comprising portions of the mesosphere, thermosphere and exosphere, distinguished because it is ionized by solar radiation. It plays an important part in atmospheric electricity and forms the inner …
