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Re: Earth's Magnetic Pole Shifting
From: Marcel Tschudin
Date: 2005 Dec 9, 17:18 +0200
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From: Marcel Tschudin
Date: 2005 Dec 9, 17:18 +0200
Referring the movement of the magnetic (north) pole
I suggest this page
It show also to what extend the movement is
accelerated.
The following page answers a lot of FAQ to this
subject
And finally, if you would like to now the
declination for a given place and time, this page gives you the
answer
Marcel
I found this on AP Science today. It is interesting, and I am sure that this will affect our estimated position and compass work in the next several decades. I am not sure how we factor this in, and am wondering if anyone has observed this effect in their work.
