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MR. HEAVISIDE has done good service in calling attention to the misuse of this principle; and certain theories of electromagnetism, which have been recently proposed, afford a striking illustration of the value of his remarks and the limits within which the legitimate application of the principle is confined.
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BASSET, A. The Principle of Least Action . Nature 67, 343–344 (1903). https://doi.org/10.1038/067343d0
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