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Keywords: Cgs, Flux, Scottish, Gauss, Pond
A cgs unit of magnetic flux, abbreviated Mx; it is equal to the magnetic flux passing through one sqaure centimeter which is normal to a magnetic field of one gauss.
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a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
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Scottish physicist whose equations unified electricity and magnetism and who recognized the electromagnetic nature of light (1831-1879)
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a versatile actress with impressive credits in the classical and contemporary repertory in London, Canada, and the United States
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The unit of magnetic flux in cgs units. One Maxwell equals 10-8 Webers.
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Unit of magnetic flux. One maxwell equals one magnetic line of force.
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Unit of magnetic flux in the C.G.S. electromagnetic system. One maxwell is one line of magnetic flux.
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The CGS unit of magnetic flux.
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Unit of magnetic flux (f) in the CGS electromagnetic system. One maxwell is one line of magnetic flux (f)
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for "Maccus' Spring" or "Maccus' Well"; family name derived for the supposed healing waters in a small shire in the north of England near the Scottish border (where a unicorn is said to have tipped his horn into the pond to purify it and give it healing powers); crest from Scottish church of St. Magnus, on the Isle of Skye, contains four crescent moons facing outwards separated by four "losenges" (elongated diamonds) sometimes with a unicorn's head in the middle
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Maxwell  is a Scottish family name from Maccuswell, or Maxwell, a salmon pond on the River Tweed near Kelso bridge1 in Roxburghshire.
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