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MEASUREMENTS of the sun's general magnetic field have been made at ± 45° heliographic latitude. The pole field-strength Hp, given in the accompanying graph, has been calculated from the observations on the assumption that the sun has a dipole field, its axis being parallel to the axis of rotation. A negative sign means that the direction of this field relative to the rotation is opposite to that for the earth.
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THIESSEN, G. Measurements of the Sun's General Magnetic Field. Nature 169, 147 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/169147a0
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