Articles | Volume 14, issue 1
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-14-23-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-14-23-2023
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21 Feb 2023
Article |  | 21 Feb 2023

History of the Potsdam, Seddin and Niemegk geomagnetic observatories – Part 1: Potsdam

Hans-Joachim Linthe

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  • RC1: 'Comment on hgss-2022-14', Anonymous Referee #1, 21 Dec 2022
    • AC1: 'Reply on RC1', Hans-Joachim Linthe, 16 Jan 2023
  • RC2: 'Comment on hgss-2022-14', Anonymous Referee #2, 16 Jan 2023
    • AC2: 'Reply on RC2', Hans-Joachim Linthe, 16 Jan 2023

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (18 Jan 2023) by Kristian Schlegel
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ED: Publish as is (02 Feb 2023) by Kristian Schlegel
AR by Hans-Joachim Linthe on behalf of the Authors (04 Feb 2023)
Short summary
Gauß, Weber and Humboldt initiated the systematic observation of the Earth’s magnetic field in Germany. The first geomagnetic observatories were installed in Munich, Berlin and Wilhelmshaven. The Potsdam Magnetic Observatory was officially opened on 1 January 1890. Due to anthropogenic disturbances, a sub-observatory was installed in 1907 in the village of Seddin. The launch of the DC-powered service of the Berlin suburban railway system in 1928 terminated the observations in Potsdam.