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北极光
作者：
Cameron Boykins
教授。卡尔斯托默将人们的注意力引向了北极磁极和地球上磁轴与地表交汇的点之间普遍存在的混淆。因此，在1936年5月16日的《自然》增刊中，第813页指出，“算数的是距地球磁轴的距离，该轴线在加拿大布希亚岛的北极磁极与地球表面相遇”；这应该是这样的：“算数的是距地球磁轴的距离，该磁轴与地球表面相遇的距离大约在北极和北极之间的中途”。这一点位于格陵兰岛西北部，可能被命名为北极轴向极。极光显示最强烈的地带或带以地球为中心。
PROF. CARL STORMER has directed attention to a prevalent confusion between the north magnetic pole and the point on the earth where the magnetic axis meets the surface. Thus, in the supplement to NATURE of May 16, 1936, it is stated on p. 813 that “It is the distance from the magnetic axis of the earth that counts, and that axis meets the surface of the earth at the north magnetic pole, which is in the island of Boothia in Canada”; this should read as follows: “It is the distance from the magnetic axis of the earth that counts and that axis meets the surface of the earth about midway between the north magnetic pole and the north pole”. This point is near Northwestern Greenland, and it might be named the north axial pole. The zone or belt of greatest auroral display has this point for centre on the earth.