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Cosmic Rays and the Sun's Magnetic Field: Diurnal Variation of Cosmic Rays and the Sun's Magnetic Field

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SINGER, S. Cosmic Rays and the Sun's Magnetic Field: Diurnal Variation of Cosmic Rays and the Sun's Magnetic Field. Nature 170, 63–64 (1952). https://doi.org/10.1038/170063a0

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