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What is a magnetometer?

What is a magnetometer? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (physics) An instrument used to measure the intensity and direction of a magnetic field, especially at points on the Earth's surface.
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He'd helped plan and carry out the destruction of that warship because its existence and location were verified by a magnetometer.
An alkali vapour magnetometer is a highly sensitive magnetometer that works at the atomic rather than the nuclear level.
The technique evolved during the Second World War when the US Navy developed a magnetometer to detect submarines.
Even Luna 1 carried a magnetometer and found that the Moon produces no significant magnetic field, quite unlike Earth.
Students will build and operate a simple magnetometer using a soda bottle and a bar magnet.
The team hopes the magnetometer will identify the wreck site by detecting the iron used in the hulls and steam engines of the sunken ships.

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