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Nature 396, 315-316 (26 November 1998) | doi:10.1038/24501
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Palaeomagnetism: Ancient inclinations
Jean-Pierre Valet1 & Yves Gallet1
In 1839, Carl Friedrich Gauss provided the first mathematical description of the Earth's magnetic field. Since then it has been recognized that the field's main element is an axial dipole aligned with the Earth's rotation axis.
- Jean-Pierre Valet and Yves Gallet are at the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris Cedex 05, France.
e-mail: Email: valet@ipgp.jussieu.fr
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