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Page 172
The old producing fields lay in the southern Volga Basin and in the margins of the
Caucasus Mountains; the Volga Basin is the region in which many of the newer
fields were in production in the early 1970s. The flanks of the Ural Mountains ...
The old producing fields lay in the southern Volga Basin and in the margins of the
Caucasus Mountains; the Volga Basin is the region in which many of the newer
fields were in production in the early 1970s. The flanks of the Ural Mountains ...
Page 326
Magnetospheric studies. In the vast region far beyond the ionosphere, nearly all
particles are electrically charged, and their paths are strongly bound to the
geomagnetic field. The equations of electrodynamics require that moving
charges ...
Magnetospheric studies. In the vast region far beyond the ionosphere, nearly all
particles are electrically charged, and their paths are strongly bound to the
geomagnetic field. The equations of electrodynamics require that moving
charges ...
Page 377
Satellite observations are of great help in understanding the cause of
magnetospheric substorms. A number of studies have yielded knowledge of the
existence of drastic changes of the distribution of electrons and the magnetic field
in the Van ...
Satellite observations are of great help in understanding the cause of
magnetospheric substorms. A number of studies have yielded knowledge of the
existence of drastic changes of the distribution of electrons and the magnetic field
in the Van ...
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| Title | The New Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica |
| Author | Encyclopaedia Britannica Publishers, Inc. Staff |
| Contributor | Robert M. Hutchins |
| Edition | 15, illustrated |
| Publisher | Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1974 |
| ISBN | 0852292902, 9780852292907 |
| Length | 934 pages |
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