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sometime plunge into them to emerge later
As the earth revolves round the sun it may sometime plunge into them, to emerge later and pass above or below them; as again the wings spread themselves at sun-spot minimum and seem to [Pg 175] shrink at maximum, so our magnets may respond by sympathetic though very small vibrations.
— from Astronomical Discovery by H. H. (Herbert Hall) Turner

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