Re: Earth as a magnet

[LUDWIK KOWALSKI <kowalskil@alpha.montclair.edu>]

On 16 May 1997 Keith C. Tipton wrote:

> I read that the 'north' of a magnet got that name initially because it 
> points 'north' towards the earth's geographic north pole (close to it).  
> If so, then the earth's magnetic south is north of us.  Magnetic field 
> lines point out of the south pole and wrap around to enter the earth in 
> the north. .... Could at least one person confirm that earth's magnetic 
> south is north of us please? I am afraid I taught this wrong otherwise.

I saw this description (that geographic north = magnetic south) in many
books. 
                      Ludwik Kowalski