There is another common misapprehension that the magnitude scale is itself some kind of instrument or apparatus. Visitors will frequently ask to 'see the scale.'
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- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: american
- Born: April 26, 1900
- Died: April 20, 1985
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