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Blackett effect
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English
Etymology
Named after British physicist Patrick Blackett, although it was originally proposed by Arthur Schuster in the 1910s.
Proper noun
en electromagnetism historical A now-disproven hypothesis that a magnetic field is generated by an uncharged rotating body.
See also
en spindizzy
Further reading
en Obsolete scientific theories