Abstract
THE present activity of the department of terrestrial magnetism of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the largeness of its future aims are alike illustrated in the annual report for 1913, by the director, Dr. L. A. Bauer, and in a “progress report” which he contributes to the latest (March) number of Terrestrial Magnetism. The department, which has lately entered on its eleventh year, has under construetion new buildings at an estimated cost, including site and equipment, of about 25,000l. The main structure, which is already completed, is shown in the accompanying figure. It has a length of 102 ft., a width of 52 ft., and from basement to roof a height of 62 ft. Besides ample accommodation for observers and computers, engaged on the reduction and discussion of observations, it includes several laboratories, an instrument-maker's shop, and store places for instruments. A detached building for tests and researches requiring a non-magnetic environment will shortly be completed.
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CHREE, C. Terrestrial Magnetism . Nature 93, 544–545 (1914). https://doi.org/10.1038/093544a0
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