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Telluric currents, along what are effectively ley lines, are discovered to be a means of mysterious communication in Thomas Pynchon's 1997 novel Mason & Dixon and are associated with the book's Chinese-Jesuit subplot.
Ley lines (/ l eɪ ˈ l aɪ n z /) are straight alignments drawn between various historic structures, prehistoric sites and prominent landmarks. The idea was developed in early 20th-century Europe, with ley line believers arguing that these alignments were recognised by ancient societies that deliberately erected structures along them.
The stronger currents flow from south to north. This phenomenon possesses a considerable uniformity of current strength and voltage. As the Earth currents flow from south to north, electrodes are positioned, beginning in the south and ending in the north, to increase the voltage at as large a distance as possible. [9]
A time-varying magnetic field external to the Earth induces telluric currents—electric currents in the conducting ground. These currents create a secondary (internal) magnetic field. As a consequence of Faraday's law of induction, an electric field at the surface of the Earth is induced associated with time variations of the magnetic field ...
Solar energy and lightning cause natural variations in the Earth's magnetic field, inducing electric currents (known as telluric currents) under the Earth's surface. [47] Different rocks, sediments and geological structures have a wide range of different electrical conductivities.
The study of ley lines originates in the 1920s with Alfred Watkins. The term "Earth mysteries" for this field of interest was coined about 1970 in The Ley Hunter journal, [6] and the associated concepts have been embraced and reinvented by movements such as the New Age Movement and modern paganism during the 1970s to 1980s. [3]
Telluric (from the Latin tellus, "earth") may refer to several things related to the Earth: Telluric current , a natural electric current in the Earth's crust Telluric contamination , contamination of astronomical spectra by the Earth's atmosphere (also can be referred to as Telluric lines or Telluric bands )
Geomagnetism – study of the Earth's magnetic field, including its origin, telluric currents driven by the magnetic field, the Van Allen belts, and the interaction between the magnetosphere and the solar wind. Mathematical geophysics – development and applications of mathematical methods and techniques for the solution of geophysical problems.