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Kōrero: Magnetic field

Whārangi 3. Hononga, rauemi nō waho

Ētahi atu tūhononga, pae tukutuku hoki

  • 400 years of ‘De Magnete’

    This site gives a historical perspective, dating from William Gilbert’s study De Magnete in 1600, on the changing understanding of the earth’s magnetic field.

  • Geological and Nuclear Sciences databases

    This site gives a brief history of research into the earth’s magnetic field, with an account of variations in the magnetic field around New Zealand.

  • INTERMAGNET – global network of magnetic observatories

    INTERMAGNET is the International Real-time Magnetic Observatory Network, which monitors the earth's magnetic field. It presents data and information from geomagnetic observatories around the world.

Ētahi whakaaro puaki, takenga

  • McKnight, D. ‘Centenary of New Zealand’s magnetic observatory.’ Newsletter of the New Zealand Geophysical Society 59 (2001): 20–24.
  • Sutherland, R. Magnetic anomalies in the New Zealand region, 1:4,000,000. Geophysical Map 9. Lower Hutt: Institute of Geological & Nuclear Sciences, 1996.
  • Wellman, H. W. ‘The Stokes Magnetic Anomaly.’ Geological Magazine 110, no. 5 (1973): 419–429.
Ki mua Whai muri: Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa Whai muri

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Tony Hurst, Magnetic field, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/story/10686/sources (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Tony Hurst, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009.