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magnetic equator
magnetic equator
noun
- an imaginary line on the earth's surface, near the equator, at all points on which there is no magnetic dip Also calledaclinic line
magnetic equator
- A line connecting all points on the earth's surface at which the magnetic field is parallel to the Earth's surface. A balanced magnetic needle on the magnetic equator stabilizes in a perfectly horizontal position.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of magnetic equator1
First recorded in 1825–35
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He discovered the position of Earth’s magnetic equator.
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A colleague in New Zealand says he is ready to replicate the experiment in the Southern Hemisphere, and Kirschvink wants money for a traveling Faraday cage that he could take to the magnetic equator.
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On the way, Humboldt discovers the magnetic equator, collects Aztec manuscripts, and makes drawings of Inca monuments.
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We noticed that the magnetic response to these shock arrivals was sometimes significantly stronger at the magnetic equator when compared to locations only a few degrees away.
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The aclinic line is also termed the magnetic equator.
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