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Re: Negative numbers
From: David Pike
Date: 2024 Mar 3, 11:22 -0800
From: David Pike
Date: 2024 Mar 3, 11:22 -0800
Bill Lionheart you wrote: Of course there is some wonderful hidden complexity in the compass. The earth's magnetic field is a vector field (or perhaps a twisted two-form). The compass has a magnetic moment, as do bits of metal around the ship.
Bill
I though you were about to tell us "Couples in fields have their moments". DaveP
