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  • ARTHUR SCHUSTER 

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ALLOW me to say a few words on what I believe to be the correct theory of the radiometer. This theory was given to me by Prof. Osborne Reynolds during spring of 1875, and I have found it capable of explaining every experiment on the subject with which I am acquainted.

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