Astronomy
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ISBN: 9781938168284
Author: Andrew Fraknoi; David Morrison; Sidney C. Wolff
Publisher: OpenStax
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Chapter 15, Problem 7E
What it the Zeeman effect and what does it tell us about the Sun?
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