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THE appearance of a new star in the constellation of Hercules is of considerable interest not only for the astronomer but also for the physicist. W. Baade and F. Zwicky1 recently advanced tentatively the hypothesis that cosmic rays are produced in the outburst of super-novæ. The few communications2 on Nova Herculis do not show—so far as they are accessible to us—whether this new star can be classed as of the super-nova type. The light emission shows an increase from the date of discovery (December 13) until December 25.
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HESS, V., STEINMAURER, R. Cosmic Rays from Nova Herculis?. Nature 135, 617–618 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/135617a0
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