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EDDiNGTON's1 equation for the mass of proton or electron 10m2 - 136m + 1 =0 (1) holds only for ‘Very mild’ interaction between the elementary charges. It has been extended for interactions at intra-atomic distances and the equation comes out to be
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KRISHNAN, G. Eddington's Theory and Physical Constants. Nature 130, 776 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130776a0
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