| 1. Maxwell [ Synonyms: mx] | |
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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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| 2. Maxwell [ Synonyms: j. c. maxwell, james clerk maxwell] | |
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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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