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THE MAGNETIC FIELD OF MASSIVE ROTATING BODIES*

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BLACKETT, P. THE MAGNETIC FIELD OF MASSIVE ROTATING BODIES*. Nature 159, 658–666 (1947). https://doi.org/10.1038/159658a0

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