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Cosmical magnetic fields

Raymond Hide
- 01 May 1978 - 
- Vol. 273, Iss: 5660, pp 322-323
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Magnetic Field Generation in Electrically-Conducting Fluids by H. K. Moffatt as mentioned in this paper is a seminal work in the field of magnetic field generation in electrically conducting fluids.
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Magnetic Field Generation in Electrically-Conducting Fluids. By H. K. Moffatt. Pp. 343. (Cambridge University Press: Cambridge and London, 1978.) £15.50.

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