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Anduaga, A

Geophysics, Realism, and Industry

Oxford, University Press, 2016

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Year of publication
2016
Author
Anduaga, A
Publishers
Oxford, University Press
Keyword
science, physics, industry, geomagnetism, wireless, radio propagation, ionosphere, Eckersley, Appleton, Franklin, Round, scienza, tecnica, fisica, geomagnetismo, radio propagazione ionosferica
Languages
English

Description

339pp VG/none First edition. Full title "Geophysics, Realism, and Industry How Commercial Interests Shaped Geophysical Conceptions, 1900-1960". Editorial illustrated hardback cover, in excellent conditions throughout, almost as new. Interesting work on both geomagnetism and radio ionospheric propagation, covering the development of the various theories and related experiments. Extensive chapters on the radio study of the ionosphere with the works by scientists and engineers from the Marconi Co. and various British and US state institutions. With many b/w diagrams and charts, an extensive bibliography and a list of books on Wireless Technology published in Britain and the USA from 1920 to 1925.