%0 Journal Article
%T Georg von Neumayer and geomagnetic research
%A W. Schr der
%A K.-H. Wiederkehr
%A K. Schlegel
%J History of Geo- and Space Sciences (HGSS)
%D 2010
%I Copernicus Publications
%R 10.5194/hgss-1-77-2010
%X Neumayer was a prominent figure in the development of geophysics in the 19th century from a scientific as well as from an organisational point of view. In this paper we review and highlight his activities and efforts in geomagnetic research within five different aspects of geomagnetism: regional geomagnetic surveys, geomagnetic work in German naval observatories, geomagnetic investigations during the First Polar Year 1882/83, modifications of the Gaussian theory, and geomagnetic charts. In each field Neumayer was a researcher, a thinker, and a stimulating coordinator.
%U http://www.hist-geo-space-sci.net/1/77/2010/hgss-1-77-2010.html