How the Western Frontiers were Won with the Help of Geophysics

J. G. Smith
Institute for Historical Geophysics, Houston, Texas H. K. Weston*
School for Military Advances, London, United Kingdom

To date, very little has been written about the very important role played by the magnetosphere during the conquest of the Western Hemisphere. This paper tries to fill this gap by drawing on historical documents from the years 1492 to 1888, the most vital years for this development. Almost no conclusions are drawn as the influence appears to approach absolute zero.