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From: entropy@pawl.rpi.edu (Mark-Jason Dominus)
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Subject: 50 Years Ago: Saturday, 18 November, 1939
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Date: 20 Nov 89 00:50:36 GMT
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From: Mark-Jason Dominus <entropy@pawl.rpi.edu>
>   Four merchant ships are lost to magnetic mines off the British east
>   coast,

What is a magnetic mine?  How does it work?

Thanks.

		The wicked flee when no one pursueth.
Mark-Jason Dominus 	   entropy@pawl.rpi.EDU	     entropy@rpitsmts (BITnet)