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Early in 1958, instruments on the space satellites Explorer I and Explorer III revealed the presence of radiation belts, enormous populations of energetic particles trapped in the magnetic field of the earth. This work tells the story of this dramatic and hugely transformative period in scientific and cold war history.

Origins of Magnetospheric Physics

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      Publisher: University of Iowa Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 11/30/2004 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780877459217, 978-0877459217
      ISBN10: 0877459215
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      Early in 1958, instruments on the space satellites Explorer I and Explorer III revealed the presence of radiation belts, enormous populations of energetic particles trapped in the magnetic field of the earth. This work tells the story of this dramatic and hugely transformative period in scientific and cold war history.

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