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  • 131helmholtz coil — ˈhel]mˌhōlts, ˈheu̇] noun Usage: usually capitalized H Etymology: after Hermann L.F. von Helmholtz died 1894 German physicist : one of two equal parallel coaxial circular coils in series that are separated from each other by a distance equal to… …

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  • 132Helmholtz — biographical name Hermann (Ludwig Ferdinand) von 1821 1894 German physicist, anatomist, & physiologist …

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