Historical geomagnetic observations from Prague observatory (since 1839) and their contribution to geomagnetic research

Author:

Hejda PavelORCID,Valach FridrichORCID,Revallo Miloš

Abstract

Abstract. Shortly after the introduction of the physical unit for the magnetic field in 1832 and the invention of the bifilar apparatus in 1837, both being extraordinary scientific achievements that took place in Göttingen, the Clementinum observatory in Prague became one of the first places where systematic observations of the horizontal intensity of the geomagnetic field began. Karl Kreil was decisively responsible for this. In this paper, we focus on the very beginnings of geomagnetic observations in Prague, dating from the middle of 1839. We describe the archival materials with data that exist from that time, how the main instrument for observing magnetic storms – the bifilar magnetometer – worked and how it was calibrated, and the first magnetic survey in Bohemia. This study indicates the importance of historical geomagnetic observation materials to modern science, such as space weather research.

Funder

Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV

Publisher

Copernicus GmbH

Subject

History and Philosophy of Science,General Earth and Planetary Sciences

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