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OBSERVED GEOMAGNETIC FIELD INTENSITY IN LONDON
Since 1850 the curve has resumed the steady eastward trend.
If this trend were to continue, the compass would point due north in London in about 2030. The last time it did so was in the 1660s.
Since 1850 the curve has resumed the steady eastward trend.
If this trend were to continue, the compass would point due north in London in about 2030. The last time it did so was in the 1660s.
What was found arguably provides the first concrete neuroscientific evidence that humans do have a geomagnetic sense. https://theconversation.com/new-evidence-for-a-human-magnetic-sense-that-lets-your-brain-detect-the-earths-magnetic-field-113536
Animals like bats and birds (especially pigeons) are thought to navigate large distances without using any clues as to where they are other than the presence and shape of magnetic fields which they can sense using the magnetite in their brains. https://www.dolphincommunicationproject.org/index.php/2014-10-21-00-13-26/dolphin-science-factoids/item/94386-magnetite
NASA Researchers Track Slowly Splitting 'Dent' in Earth’s Magnetic Field
A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field
A small but evolving dent in Earth’s magnetic field
In 2015, Mörner’s “The Approaching New Grand Solar Minimum and Little Ice Age Climate Conditions” was published. It suggests that by 2030-2040 the Sun will experience a new grand solar minimum. https://electroverse.net/prof-nils-axel-morner-the-approaching-new-grand-solar-minimum/
The River Thames known alternatively in parts as the Isis, is a river that flows through southern England including London.
At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England
At 215 miles (346 km), it is the longest river entirely in England
The ancient religious status of the River Thames is one of London’s greatest prehistoric mysteries.
It’s known that Bronze & Iron Age Britons deposited thousands of prehistoric objects in the river as gifts to its deity or spirits.
It’s known that Bronze & Iron Age Britons deposited thousands of prehistoric objects in the river as gifts to its deity or spirits.
Archaeologists say the discovery of the Temple is of “substantial international importance”.
The 9th-century temple or ceremonial centre was established specifically to honour or venerate the Thames as the physical incarnation of divinity. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/havering-hoard-bronze-age-discovery-river-thames-sacred-london-worship-supernatural-a9170956.html%3famp
The 9th-century temple or ceremonial centre was established specifically to honour or venerate the Thames as the physical incarnation of divinity. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/havering-hoard-bronze-age-discovery-river-thames-sacred-london-worship-supernatural-a9170956.html%3famp
The Dynamo Process
A dynamo (or electric generator) is a device converting the energy of motion to that of an electric current.
The concept goes back to Michael Faraday (1791-1867). The son of a poor blacksmith,
A dynamo (or electric generator) is a device converting the energy of motion to that of an electric current.
The concept goes back to Michael Faraday (1791-1867). The son of a poor blacksmith,
Faraday was aware of the possibility of such "fluid dynamos," and accordingly he tried to measure the electric current created by the flow of London's river Thames across the Earth's magnetic field.
FARADAY’S SYNAPTIC GAP
In 1832 Faraday conducted an experiment across Waterloo Bridge.
With this experiment Faraday hoped to observe the electricity generated as the river flowed between east and west across the Earth’s magnetic field.
In 1832 Faraday conducted an experiment across Waterloo Bridge.
With this experiment Faraday hoped to observe the electricity generated as the river flowed between east and west across the Earth’s magnetic field.
Waterloo Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London,
As the bridge is crossed between the north and south banks of the river, sound results from magnets affecting the left and right ears – as faint electrical signals
As the bridge is crossed between the north and south banks of the river, sound results from magnets affecting the left and right ears – as faint electrical signals
Submerged Thought: in the interval where the ears hear their apparatus.
Human ears milled from wood that was taken from the failed foundations of Waterloo Bridge after it was demolished in 1936.
Human ears milled from wood that was taken from the failed foundations of Waterloo Bridge after it was demolished in 1936.
Theoretically, and physically, the sum of space in the human brain where all thought takes place.
Approximate Total Thought: The approximate distance between the pre and postsynaptic neurons, multiplied by a conservative estimate of the number of synapses in the cerebral cortex. https://www.rickmyers.co.uk/work/faradays-synaptic-gap/
November 2019
The marine mammal was spotted swimming up and down the river in London by several members of the public on Friday. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dead-whale-river-thames-minke-battersea-bridge-a9227786.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true
The marine mammal was spotted swimming up and down the river in London by several members of the public on Friday. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/dead-whale-river-thames-minke-battersea-bridge-a9227786.html?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true
William Gilbert, also known as Gilberd, was an English physician, physicist & natural philosopher.
The drawing is from Gilbert's book. The smith is hammering a bar of hot iron, as it cools down while lined up in the north-south direction.
The drawing is from Gilbert's book. The smith is hammering a bar of hot iron, as it cools down while lined up in the north-south direction.
Gilbert noticed that such a bar became weakly magnetized, with the polarity appropriate to its direction, and viewed it as the iron being "reborn" and in the process (like a baby that starts breathing) acquiring the magnetism of its mother, the Earth.
Early in the last century scientists realised that ancient lava flows may tell about variations of the Earth's magnetic field in the past. They were surprised to find some old lavas had the same north-south polarity as the Earth has now, but others had the opposite polarity.
In 1952 Jan Hospers, studying basalts in Iceland, came with convincing proof that there existed long periods in the past, when the north-south magnetic polarity of the Earth was reversed.
Carl Friedrich Gauss, around 1838 devised a method of analyzing the Earth's field mathematically and estimating its strength.
Comparing his observations with recent ones shows that the north-south field of the Earth is weakening by about 5% per century, maybe even a bit faster.
Comparing his observations with recent ones shows that the north-south field of the Earth is weakening by about 5% per century, maybe even a bit faster.
No one knows if the trend will continue for 2000 years, until the poles are reversed. In fact, the field has twists and features that are added on top of the simple two-pole structure, and these seem to be getting stronger.
This suggests that inside the core of the Earth, where flows of liquid iron create the currents responsible for the magnetism of the Earth, the flow pattern can be quite complicated. There may be several independent eddies, & some grow strong, others weak, changing the pattern.
Systems are constructed where the currents of eddy A produce the magnetic field of eddy B, and vice versa, and such systems can in principle create magnetic reversals.
The Sun also has a polar magnetic field, and its polarity reverses in each sunspot cycle, every 11 years or so.
The Sun also has a polar magnetic field, and its polarity reverses in each sunspot cycle, every 11 years or so.
Because of variations in the earth’s magnetic field, the locations of magnetic north, south, east and west with respect to true geographic north, south, east and west have varied considerably through time.
"The World Turned Upside Down" is an English ballad. It was first published on a broadside in the middle of the 1640s as a protest against the policies of Parliament relating to the celebration of Christmas.
Old Public house approx 15min walk from the River Thames and Tower of London... situated on the historical Old Kent Road.
The Civil War and Cromwellian era (17th Century & Oliver Cromwell) are one of the most turbulent periods in English history.
In these times England not only lost a king, and gained a ‘Lord Protector’, but created the first modern republic - and the first modern dictatorship.
In these times England not only lost a king, and gained a ‘Lord Protector’, but created the first modern republic - and the first modern dictatorship.
It truly was a ‘world turned upside down’.
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars & political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") principally over the manner of England's governance & the Three Kingdoms.
The English Civil War (1642–1651) was a series of civil wars & political machinations between Parliamentarians ("Roundheads") and Royalists ("Cavaliers") principally over the manner of England's governance & the Three Kingdoms.
If the observed geomagnetic field intensity in London trend continues then the compass would point due north in London in about 2030. The last time it did so was in the 1660s.
On 23 October 1642 the first true battle of the Civil Wars took place,
Families were torn apart as uncles, sons, brothers and fathers took up arms against one another. In total, perhaps 100,000 soldiers and civilians perished during the wars, and 10,000 houses were destroyed.
Families were torn apart as uncles, sons, brothers and fathers took up arms against one another. In total, perhaps 100,000 soldiers and civilians perished during the wars, and 10,000 houses were destroyed.
Fearing for his own safety, in 1642 Charles fled London, first heading north to where he believed his main support lay. https://www.goodmorningamerica.com/amp/culture/story/queen-elizabeth-return-buckingham-palace-due-covid-19-72567490
Great Plague of London, ravaged London, England, from 1665 to 1666. City records indicate that some 68,596 people died during the epidemic, though the actual number of deaths is suspected to have exceeded 100,000 out of a total population. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.nytimes.com/2020/03/29/opinion/covid-plague-samuel-pepys.amp.html
On the morning of Tuesday 30 January 1649, with one swift blow, Charles’s head was removed by the executioner’s axe: an unprecedented act of regicide hitherto unknown in British history.
For the next 11 years Britain was governed as a republic, with Oliver Cromwell ‘Lord Protector’ as head of a new ‘Commonwealth’.
Between 1649 and 1653 the so-called ‘Rump Parliament’ sat at Westminster.
Between 1649 and 1653 the so-called ‘Rump Parliament’ sat at Westminster.
1649 - 1653 the ‘Rump Parliament’ sat at Westminster, generally loyal to the ‘New Model Army’ of parliamentary forces. Many members were also so called ‘puritans’ who demanded that strict moral behaviour be adopted by the country at large.
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During this period many theatres were ordered to close and strict rules of church attendance imposed. Moves to ban the festival of Christmas were even attempted. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.euronews.com/amp/2020/06/14/final-curtain-how-coronavirus-might-have-killed-off-london-s-west-end
COVID-19: guidance for the safe use of places of worship and special religious services and gatherings during the pandemic https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-guidance-for-the-safe-use-of-places-of-worship-during-the-pandemic-from-4-july
Will coronavirus be the Grinch that stole Christmas? It’s one of the many questions on everyone’s lips, following the new Covid-19 restrictions. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/is-christmas-cancelled-coronavirus-experts-make-their-predictions_uk_5f58a28bc5b62874bc1655d6?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvLnVrLw&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAH3_2W3mJWAom3F7gYJ0E9-cA0Nd06UEE0IMgdtHT1EMl6LHi8967XMH9Gu2qbwS2a_zPqy_g00N_AqTRk4fbRqYXbzVrPhnk3TaVfQxDFIfI3vapsfZsnqEAdjLPFnngBDthC2lfFX9MKQH-jZUwXr0KuPug06KWxxXOUgJ00Dm
"The World Turned Upside Down" is an English ballad. It was first published on a broadside in the middle of the 1640s as a protest against the policies of Parliament relating to the celebration of Christmas.
In 2019 a sculpture by Mark Wallinger titled "The World Turned Upside Down" was unveiled at the the London School of Economics. It is a political globe with the south pole on top. It is 4 metres (13 ft) in diameter & displays the nations and borders of the United Nations.
According to American legend, the British army band under Lord Cornwallis played The World Turned Upside Down when they surrendered after the Siege of Yorktown (1781).
On 3 September 1658 Oliver Cromwell died as a result of pneumonia, and was succeeded by his son Richard. As second Lord Protector, Richard was a weak, indecisive and ineffective leader who failed to win support of the Army.
After just seven months in power Richard Cromwell was deposed by his generals.
Charles II, as eldest son of the executed king, was recognised as the rightful sovereign. The years of bitter civil war were over.
Charles II, as eldest son of the executed king, was recognised as the rightful sovereign. The years of bitter civil war were over.
Charles II was held in high esteem by many of his subjects, a position earned through his compassionate responses to the two great disasters that marked his reign: the arrival of plague in 1665 and the Great Fire of London, which devastated the capital the following year.
Following a long, dry summer the city was suffering a drought. Water was scarce and the wooden houses had dried out, making them easier to burn... https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/museum/history-and-stories/the-great-fire-of-london/
The Great Fire only burnt about a quarter of the urban metropolis so it could not have purged the plague from the whole city. https://www.museumoflondon.org.uk/discover/three-myths-you-believe-about-great-fire-london
The fire moved quickly down Pudding Lane and carried on down Fish Hill and towards the River Thames. It spread rapidly, helped by a strong wind from the east. When it reached the Thames it hit warehouses stocked with combustible products.
Around September 9th 2019, compasses at Greenwich pointed true north for the first time in about 360 years.
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/30/compasses-to-point-true-north-for-first-time-in-360-years
https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/science/2019/aug/30/compasses-to-point-true-north-for-first-time-in-360-years
The deviating alignments of the plans of new and “old” St Paul’s Cathedral. https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/lostcityoflondon.co.uk/2013/11/27/the-alignments-of-st-pauls/amp/
Something draws them to the Thames in London... but what? https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.standard.co.uk/news/london/more-than-2500-whales-seals-and-dolphins-spotted-in-the-thames-in-10-years-a2918031.html%3famp
London calling, yes, I was there, too
And you know what they said? Well, some of it was true
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?
And you know what they said? Well, some of it was true
London calling at the top of the dial
And after all this, won't you give me a smile?
Researchers have discovered a small spot on the beak of some other birds that contains magnetite.
Magnetite is a magnetized rock, which may act as a tiny GPS unit for information about position relative to the Earth’s poles.
https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/how-do-birds-navigate
Magnetite is a magnetized rock, which may act as a tiny GPS unit for information about position relative to the Earth’s poles.
https://ssec.si.edu/stemvisions-blog/how-do-birds-navigate
Charles II is thought to have insisted that the ravens of the Tower be protected after he was warned that the crown and the Tower itself would fall if they left. https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/whats-on/the-ravens/#gs.fgivaq
Why the Thames?
December 2019
The Navy is planning to relocate an underwater cable and sensor array in the Thames River that is used to analyze and neutralize a ship’s magnetic field. https://portal.ct.gov/OMA/In-the-News/2019-News/Navy-Plans-Relocation-Of-Magnetic-Silencing-Equipment-In-Thames
December 2019
The Navy is planning to relocate an underwater cable and sensor array in the Thames River that is used to analyze and neutralize a ship’s magnetic field. https://portal.ct.gov/OMA/In-the-News/2019-News/Navy-Plans-Relocation-Of-Magnetic-Silencing-Equipment-In-Thames
They are so eager to migrate, that they will jump in the direction in which they want to fly, and if you turn a static magnetic field in the horizontal plane they will start to jump in a different direction. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-27313355
According to local legend, the Tower's relationship with captive ravens could date back to King Charles II, who reigned in the mid-17th century. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8645413/amp/Bored-Tower-London-ravens-sneaking-away-site-search-food-lack-tourists.html
Two recent studies discovered that the ability to see the Earth’s magnetic field is a result of a special protein in bird’s eyes. The two papers studied found evidence for an unusual eye protein called Cry4. (cryptochromes)
Cry2 is heavily active in the human retina. Steven Reppert said “It’s beautifully poised to sense light but we don’t know if it has the downstream pathways that communicate magnetic information to the brain. The possibility exists.”
A study of people’s brainwaves hints at their unconscious ability to perceive the Earth’s magnetic field.
Is this the sixth sense? https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/can-humans-sense-the-magnetic-field--65611
Is this the sixth sense? https://www.the-scientist.com/news-opinion/can-humans-sense-the-magnetic-field--65611
