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IN the review of Dr. Guthrie's “Electricity and Magnetism” (NATURE, vol. xiii. p. 263) the following words occur in reference to Dr. Guthrie's definition of the absolute unit of electric resistance: “Here, irrespective of other considerations, there is the fundamental error of using the term weight instead of mass.”
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BOTTOMLEY, J. The Use of the Words “Weight” and “Mass”. Nature 13, 325–326 (1876). https://doi.org/10.1038/013325a0
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