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THE novel theory of auroræ and magnetic storms described by H. B. Maris and E. O. Hulburt (NATURE, Nov. 24) cannot be examined in detail until their promised paper appears, but some of its principal features induce me to believe that the true explanation of these phenomena must be sought along different lines.
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CHAPMAN, S. The Ultra-Violet Light of the Sun as the Origin of Auroræ and Magnetic Storms. Nature 122, 921 (1928). https://doi.org/10.1038/122921b0
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