TERRESTRIAL MAGNETISM IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE: DOCUMENTS AND MEASUREMENTS

ABSTRACT Geophysics, in the modern sense, started with geomagnetic works in the 1600s in the Ottoman Empire. The period between 1600 and 1800 included the measurement of magnetic declination, inclination and magnetic field strength. Before that time, there was only a little information available, such as how to use a compass, for example in the Kitab-i Bahriye (the Book of Navigation) by Piri Reis, one of the most important mariners of the Ottoman Empire. However, this may not mean that magnetic declination was generally understood. The first Turkish scientific book relating to terrestrial magnetism was the book Fuyuzat-i Miknatissiye that was translated in 1731 from German into Turkish by Ibrahim Müteferrika. The subject of that book was earth's magnetism. The magnetic compass was mentioned in several books including Muhammed al Awfi's Jami al- Hikayat (translated into Turkish by Ibn Arabşah); Piri Reis's Kitab-I Bahriye (The Book of ‘Navigation’); Seydi Ali Reis's Risale-i Mirat-I Kainat min Alat-I Irtifa (The Treatise called the Mirror of Universe according to the instrument for measuring Altitude) and Kitab Al-Muhit Fi'Ilm'al-Eflak Va'l Abhur (Book of the Regional Seas and the Science of Astronomy and Navigation). There were two original magnetic declination measurements made by Ottoman Turks in Istanbul in 1727 and 1893. Also, many geomagnetic measurements were carried out during international campaigns between 1600 and 1917 that visited Ottoman territory.

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Notes on the history of geophysics in the Ottoman Empire

History of Geo- and Space Sciences ◽

10.5194/hgss-5-163-2014 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 163-174 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

F. Ozcep ◽

T. Ozcep

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Field ◽

Ottoman Empire ◽

Atmospheric Temperature ◽

Natural Sciences ◽

Asia Minor ◽

Magnetic Declination ◽

History Of Geophysics ◽

History Of ◽

The Subject ◽

Modern Sense

Abstract. In Anatolia, the history of geophysical sciences may go back to antiquity (600 BC), namely the period when Thales lived in Magnesia (Asia Minor). In the modern sense, geophysics started with geomagnetic works in the 1600s. The period between 1600 and 1800 includes the measurement of magnetic declination, inclination and magnetic field strength. Before these years, there is a little information, such as how to use a compass, in the Kitab-i Bahriye (the Book of Navigation) of Piri Reis, who is one of the most important mariners of the Ottoman Empire. However, this may not mean that magnetic declination was generally understood. The first scientific book relating to geophysics is the book Fuyuzat-i Miknatissiye that was translated by Ibrahim Müteferrika and printed in 1731. The subject of this book is earth's magnetism. There is also information concerning geophysics in the book Cihannuma (Universal Geography) that was written by Katip Celebi and in the book Marifetname written by Ibrahim Hakki Erzurumlu, but these books are only partly geophysical books. In Istanbul the year 1868 is one of the most important for geophysical sciences because an observatory called Rasathane-i Amire was installed in the Pera region of this city. At this observatory the first systematic geophysical observations such as meteorological, seismological and even gravimetrical were made. There have been meteorological records in Anatolia since 1839. These are records of atmospheric temperature, pressure and humidity. In the Ottoman Empire, the science of geophysics is considered as one of the natural sciences along with astronomy, mineralogy, geology, etc., and these sciences are included as a part of physics and chemistry.

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On the Configuration of the Magnetic Field of β CrB

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100080933 ◽

1976 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 613-622

Author(s):

I.A. Aslanov ◽

Yu.S. Rustamov

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Field ◽

Field Strength ◽

Radial Velocity ◽

Magnetic Field Strength ◽

Complex Shape ◽

Rotation Period ◽

Field Variation ◽

Magnetic Field Variation ◽

Secular Variations ◽

The Magnetic Field

SummaryMeasurements of the radial velocities and magnetic field strength of β CrB were carried out. It is shown that there is a variability with the rotation period different for various elements. The curve of the magnetic field variation measured from lines of 5 different elements: FeI, CrI, CrII, TiII, ScII and CaI has a complex shape specific for each element. This may be due to the presence of magnetic spots on the stellar surface. A comparison with the radial velocity curves suggests the presence of a least 4 spots of Ti and Cr coinciding with magnetic spots. A change of the magnetic field with optical depth is shown. The curve of the Heffvariation with the rotation period is given. A possibility of secular variations of the magnetic field is shown.

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Suppress of neurotransduction in injured spinal cord of rats with moderate magnetic field strength

Neuroscience Research ◽

10.1016/s0168-0102(00)81259-6 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 38 ◽

pp. S69

Author(s):

H Tatsuoka

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Field ◽

Spinal Cord ◽

Field Strength ◽

Magnetic Field Strength ◽

Injured Spinal Cord ◽

Moderate Magnetic Field

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2D analysis of magnetic field strength in GO SiFe steel sheets

Journal de Physique IV (Proceedings) ◽

10.1051/jp4:19982133 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 08 (PR2) ◽

pp. Pr2-579-Pr2-582 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

S. Tumanski ◽

M. Stabrowski

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Field ◽

Field Strength ◽

Magnetic Field Strength ◽

Steel Sheets

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MAGNETIC FIELD, PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT OPTICAL PROPERTIES IN A GaAs 9.0 P 1.0 QUANTUM DOT

JOURNAL OF ADVANCES IN PHYSICS ◽

10.24297/jap.v6i2.1791 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 1178-1190

Author(s):

A. JOHN PETER ◽

Ada Vinolin

Keyword(s):

Magnetic Field ◽

Optical Properties ◽

Quantum Dot ◽

Field Strength ◽

Magnetic Field Strength ◽

Photon Energy ◽

Nonlinear Optical ◽

Binding Energies ◽

Nonlinear Optical Properties ◽

Optical Rectification

Simultaneous effects of magnetic field, pressure and temperature on the exciton binding energies are found in a 9.0 1.0 6.0 4.0 GaAs P / GaAs P quantum dot. Numerical calculations are carried out taking into consideration of spatial confinement effect. The cylindrical system is taken in the present problem with the strain effects. The electronic properties and the optical properties are found with the combined effects of magnetic field strength, hydrostatic pressure and temperature values. The exciton binding energies and the nonlinear optical properties are carried out taking into consideration of geometrical confinement and the external perturbations.Compact density approach is employed to obtain the nonlinear optical properties. The optical rectification coefficient is obtained with the photon energy in the presence of pressure, temperature and external magnetic field strength. Pressure and temperature dependence on nonlinear opticalÂ susceptibilities of generation of second and third order harmonics as a function of incident photon energy are brought out in the influence of magnetic field strength. The result shows that the electronic and nonlinear optical properties are significantly modified by the applications of external perturbations in a 9.0 1.0 6.0 4.0 GaAs P / GaAs P quantum dot.

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