Abstract. In this paper a brief summary will be given about the historical development of geomagnetism as a science in southern Africa and particularly the role played by Hermanus Magnetic Observatory in this regard. From a very modest beginning in 1841 as a recording station at the Cape of Good Hope, Hermanus Magnetic Observatory is today part of the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), where its geomagnetic field data are extensively used in international research projects ranging from the physics of the geo-dynamo to studies of the near-Earth space environment.

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赫曼努斯磁性天文台：南部非洲地磁的历史视角

摘要。本文将简要概述地磁作为一门科学在南部非洲的历史发展，特别是赫曼努斯电磁天文台在这方面所发挥的作用。赫曼努斯电磁天文台从1841年的一个很小的起点开始就是好望角的记录台，如今已成为南非国家航天局（SANSA）的一部分，其地磁场数据被广泛用于国际研究项目，包括地球动力学的物理学，用于研究近地空间环境。