This is the first monograph to describe the historical development of ideas concerning the plasmasphere by the pioneering researchers themselves. The volume describes the early discoveries from Soviet rocket observations of Gringauz, and the contemporaneous breakthroughs in the USA of Carpenter from ground based whistler measurements. The monograph then brings our picture of the plasmasphere up-to-date by presenting experimental and observational results, and proposing mathematical and physical theories to explain its formation. The volume will be invaluable for researchers in space physics, and will also appeal to those interested in the history of science.

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