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Joule's experimental proof of the elongation of iron by one seven-hundred and-twenty-thousandth of its length when magnetized, proves at least that its form is not spherical; and, as I am unable at present to demonstrate my own views as to its exact form, I have simply indicated its polar direction by arrows the dotted oval lines merely indicating its limits of free elastic rotation.

Various - Scientific American Supplement, No. 392, July 7, 1883