The Quest to Understand Earth's Magnetism
by
Gillian Turner
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2010
Going all the way back to the Roman legend of a shepherd whose iron-studded boots stuck to the rocks, this book charts the history of the earth's magnetism, which intrigued and stumped scientists and ordinary people for centuries. Absorbing and accessible, it is a lively study of what exactly magnetic...