| Analysis of paleomagnetic data: a tribute to Hans Zijderveld. Introduction (1997) | |||||||||||||
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| Geologie Mijnbouw Kluwer Academic Publishers Printed the Netherlands Analysis paleomagnetic data tribute Hans Zijderveld Introduction Dekkers Langereis Van der Voo Paleomagnetic Laboratory Fort Hoofddijk Faculty Earth Sciences Utrecht University Budapestlaan Utrecht the Netherlands Department Geological Sciences the University Michigan AnnArbor USA Introduction This special issue Geologie Mijnbouw dedicated Professor Hans Zijderveld head the paleomagnetic laboratory Fort Hoofddijk Utrecht University until March Hans was among the founders this laboratory and guided the paleomagnetic group Utrecht throughout his career The value his many contributions the eld paleomagnetism are best seen the perspective the development paleomagnetism which will presented rst Early developments rock paleo and marine magnetism the early fties paleomagnetism emerged new and important discipline the Earth Sciences because sensitive magnetometers became available These astatic instruments enabled the measurement the remanent magnetization number rock types especially volcanic rocks and red beds particular Blackett astatic magnetometer must mentioned Drawing upon work Schuster Sutherland and Wilson Prof Blackett argued for theory based the magnetic elds the Earth Sun and the star Virginis that magnetism was inherent property massive rotating bodies His hypothesis implied that magnetic eld generated such body would increase with distance away from its center performing magnetic eld measurements mines. http://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/43920/1/11288_2004_Article_147505.pdf | |||||||||||||
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