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From: henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: Trying to build a fluxgate magnetometer -- help!
Message-ID: <1989Oct29.224736.2838@utzoo.uucp>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <1914@sactoh0.UUCP> <28601@buckaroo.mips.COM> <1989Oct29.174631.12960@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Date: Sun, 29 Oct 89 22:47:36 GMT

In article <1989Oct29.174631.12960@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> mcdonald@aries.scs.uiuc.edu (Doug McDonald) writes:
>I have been in the science business for over 20 years and have
>never heard anyone refer to magnetic fields in Tesla - everyone
>uses gauss...
>Sometimes it might appear in a textbook (usually directed at
>freshmen or sophmores - more advanced books use gauss).

The gauss is the older unit, still used a lot, especially in older sources
and by older writers.  The Tesla is the correct modern unit; if you look
around, you'll see increasing use of it in most fields.
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