THE MAGNETIC STORM-ITS CAUSE.
Per Press Association.—Copyright Received September 29, 11.50 a.m. ' LONDON, September 28. .Sir Oliver Lodge states that the recent cosmic electro-magnetic disturbance was due to solar radioactivity. A solar eruption produces sunspots, and expels clouds of electron, thereby constituting a powerful electric current sufficient to deflect the magnetic needle.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AG19090929.2.34
Bibliographic details
Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXI, Issue 7913, 29 September 1909, Page 3
Word Count
52THE MAGNETIC STORM-ITS CAUSE. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXI, Issue 7913, 29 September 1909, Page 3
Using This Item
Ashburton Guardian Ltd is the copyright owner for the Ashburton Guardian. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Ashburton Guardian Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.