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

Hans-Joachim Linthe

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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.