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A magnetometer measures the strength and direction of a magnetic field. The first magnetometers were mechanical devices that had a spring-loaded magnet which moved in relation to an external magnetic field. The greater the movement, the greater the...
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Magnetometry : Biological Psychology
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Magnetometer Information
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A magnetometer is a scientific instrument used to measure the strength and/or direction of the magnetic field in the vicinity of the instrument. Earth's magnetism varies from place to place and differences in the Earth's magnetic field (the...


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Search for ferrous objects with a Fluxgate Magnetometer.
05/01/2001: 5,166 words, approx. 17 pages
There be iron in "them thar" buried treasures! The Instrument of choice for the modern treasure hunter is, no doubt, the metal detector. Those "minesweeper lookalikes" have the capability of not only finding precious metals; but most can also provide some level...
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Magnetometer detects hidden corrosion.
03/19/2001: 325 words, approx. 1 pages
A remote sensing technique that can detect corrosion hidden deep within metal joints has been developed. The super-sensitive piece of microelectronics, called a Superconducting Quantum Interference Device (SQUID), works by detecting the subtle changes in magnetic field strength that are generated when...
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NASA spacecraft to fly by Mercury
1/13/2008: 504 words, approx. 2 pages
A NASA spacecraft will fly by the planet Mercury on Monday, the first visit to the sun's closest neighbor since the 1970s.The space probe Messenger will skim 124 miles above the planet's surface, the first of three passes before it settles into orbit three years...
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Experts find shipwreck evidence in river
10/25/2007: 763 words, approx. 3 pages
Captured by Confederate sailors in a bloody midnight sneak attack in 1864, the gunboat Water Witch became one of the few Civil War ships to sail under the flags of both the Confederate and Union navies. Archaeologists say they found strong evidence Thursday they've located...
 


 

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