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A Survey of the Facts and the Theories of the Aurora

E. W. Hewson*

E. W. Hewson*

  • University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

  • *At present, Beit Scientific Research Fellow, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London.
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Rev. Mod. Phys. 9, 403 – Published 1 October, 1937

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.9.403

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