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/peɪlɪə(ʊ)ˈmaɡnətɪzm/ · noun
(geology) The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time..
The crucial work on palaeomagnetism was already under way less than ten years after Holmes's first edition.
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Paleomagnetism means (geology) The study of the strength and direction of the Earth's magnetic field as it has changed over geologic time..
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The crucial work on palaeomagnetism was already under way less than ten years after Holmes's first edition.
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