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On the determination of the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field by a coupled oscillations method

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

L. G. Vedy
L. G. Vedy
Affiliation:
Downing College, Lecturer in Physics in the University of Reading.
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An account is given of a simple experiment designed to illustrate quantitatively the phenomena of coupled oscillations. Two similar small magnets are suspended in the earth's magnetic field at a suitable distance apart so that there is appreciable magnetic interaction between the two oscillatory systems. Under the conditions employed, the equations of motion reduce to a simple form, and the experiment may be used as a method of measuring the intensity of the horizontal component of the earth's magnetic field.

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Research Article
Information
Mathematical Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society , Volume 28 , Issue 1 , January 1932 , pp. 109 - 114
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1932

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