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Rob Kelk
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them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
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On the SJGames Forums, trans Wrote:According to our local newspaper, this gizmo was found in the attic of a high school (Gymnasium) in Augsburg, Germany:--
http://www.augsburger-allgemeine.de/aug ... 27316.html
It is about 100 years old, was apparently built by one J. M. Ekling, and has some unspecified similarities to Carl Friederich Gauss' magnetometer, but also many unspecified differences.
It has two spirit levels, an object lens, a pendulum and two magnetic coils.
If anyone has an idea about what it was used for, they can send a one-page e-mail to simone.kuehling@augsburg.de . There's even a 1000-euro award!
Rob Kelk
"Governments have no right to question the loyalty of those who oppose
them. Adversaries remain citizens of the same state, common subjects of
the same sovereign, servants of the same law."
- Michael Ignatieff, addressing Stanford University in 2012