Historical geomagnetic observations from Prague observatory (since 1839) and their contribution to geomagnetic research

Hejda, Pavel; Valach, Fridrich; Revallo, Miloš

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-14-51-2023

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-14-51-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hgss-14-51-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 14, issue 1

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04 Apr 2023

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| 04 Apr 2023

Historical geomagnetic observations from Prague observatory (since 1839) and their contribution to geomagnetic research

Pavel Hejda, Fridrich Valach, and Miloš Revallo

Data sets

Data of magnetic storms and term-day observations from the Prague-Clementinum observatory (1839-1849) Pavel Hejda, Miloš Revallo, and Fridrich Valach https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936921

Magnetic storm observations from the Prague-Clementinum observatory on 1839-09-03 Pavel Hejda, Miloš Revallo, and Fridrich Valach https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.936848

Short summary

Historical observations are important, even for modern science (such as space research). The Clementinum in Prague was one of the first observatories where systematic measurements of the geomagnetic field commenced. We focus on the beginning of these Prague measurements, which were introduced by Karl Kreil in 1839. We describe archived data from that time, some details about the main instrument for observing magnetic storms and the first magnetic mapping in Bohemia.