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THE subject which we are about to consider this evening forms a connecting link between two of the most interesting branches of human knowledge—namely, that which treats of magnetism and that which treats of light. Almost as soon as the properties of magnets became known, mere curiosity alone must have prompted philosophers to ascertain if any relation existed between magnetism and “the other forces of nature,” as they were generally termed. We are consequently led to expect amongst the records of early experimental investigations some accounts which treat of the action of magnetism on light.
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Magnetic Perturbations of the Spectral Lines1. Nature 60, 175–180 (1899). https://doi.org/10.1038/060175c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/060175c0