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IN reply to Sir James Henderson, I can only say that I was under the impression that I had given ample explanation and justification for introducing only one magnetic constant of space. If ferro-magnetism is due to orbital movement of electrons, that is, to electric currents, then I cannot believe that the forces between magnetic poles involve one property of space and the forces between current-carrying conductors another property. I intended ( to be exactly what I stated in the review, namely, the space constant which makes the formula for the force between electric currents (or magnets) dimensionally and numerically correct, just as l/K is introduced in the formula for the force between charges, and G in the gravitational formula.
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HOWE, G. Magnetic and Electrical Dimensions. Nature 139, 473 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/139473b0
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