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WHILE making magnetic determinations at Schell City, Mo., a wind whirl of some violence passed near our tent, moving with the characteristic swaying and halting motions of the tornado. Its base was quite pointed, and about two feet in diameter.
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NIPHER, F. Observations on a Wind-Whirl. Nature 20, 456 (1879). https://doi.org/10.1038/020456d0
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