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“The rotation of the polarization plane is extraordinarily small in all gases, thus also in sodium vapour.”

Quote by Pieter Zeeman

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Pieter Zeeman was a Dutch physicist known for his work in the field of electromagnetism. He discovered the Zeeman effect in 1889, which revealed the influence of magnetic fields on spectral lines. For this discovery, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1902. Zeeman's research had a profound impact on the development of quantum mechanics. more

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