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Nichols and Hull1 have verified the Maxwell—Bartoli theory of radiation pressure experimentally to within 1–2 per cent by a torsion balance method, with a light beam carrying a power of about 0·1 watt.
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CULLEN, A. Absolute Power Measurement at Microwave Frequencies. Nature 163, 403 (1949). https://doi.org/10.1038/163403b0
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