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mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84" title="ادوارد بورسيل – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="ادوارد بورسيل" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-az mw-list-item"><a href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvard_Mills_Parsell" title="Edvard Mills Parsell – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Edvard Mills Parsell" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-azb mw-list-item"><a href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B2_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84" title="ادوارد میلز پورسل – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="ادوارد میلز پورسل" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BB%D1%81_%D0%9F%D1%91%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB" title="Эдвард Мілс Пёрсел – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Эдвард Мілс Пёрсел" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be-x-old mw-list-item"><a href="https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B4%D1%9E%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%B7_%D0%9F%D1%8D%D1%80%D1%81%D1%8D%D0%BB" title="Эдўард Мілз Пэрсэл – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" lang="be-tarask" hreflang="be-tarask" data-title="Эдўард Мілз Пэрсэл" data-language-autonym="Беларуская (тарашкевіца)" data-language-local-name="Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская (тарашкевіца)</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81_%D0%9F%D1%8A%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB" title="Едуард Милс Пърсел – Bulgairien" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Едуард Милс Пърсел" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgairien" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bn mw-list-item"><a href="https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%93%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1_%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E2%80%8C%E0%A6%B8_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B2" title="এডওয়ার্ড মিল্‌স পারসেল – Bangla" lang="bn" hreflang="bn" data-title="এডওয়ার্ড মিল্‌স পারসেল" data-language-autonym="বাংলা" data-language-local-name="Bangla" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>বাংলা</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A6%DB%8E%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%DB%8C%DA%B5%D8%B2_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%DB%8E%D9%84" title="ئێدوارد میڵز پورسێل – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ئێدوارد میڵز پورسێل" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_M._Purcell" title="Edward M. Purcell – Dens" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Edward M. Purcell" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Dens" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%88%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%BF%CF%85%CE%B1%CF%81%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%A0%CE%AC%CF%81%CF%83%CE%B5%CE%BB" title="Έντουαρντ Πάρσελ – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Έντουαρντ Πάρσελ" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-en mw-list-item"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Inglis" lang="en" hreflang="en" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="English" data-language-local-name="Inglis" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Spainish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spainish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Eastlands" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Eastlands" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B2_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84" title="ادوارد میلز پورسل – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ادوارد میلز پورسل" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hak mw-list-item"><a href="https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Hakka Chinese" lang="hak" hreflang="hak" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî" data-language-local-name="Hakka Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%90%D7%93%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%93_%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%A1_%D7%A4%D7%A8%D7%A1%D7%9C" title="אדוארד מילס פרסל – Ebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="אדוארד מילס פרסל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Ebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D4%B7%D5%BC%D5%B6%D5%A5%D5%BD%D5%BF_%D5%84%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%BD_%D5%93%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%BD%D5%A5%D5%AC" title="Էռնեստ Միլս Փարսել – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Էռնեստ Միլս Փարսել" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Purcell" title="Edward Purcell – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Edward Purcell" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%89%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB" title="エドワード・ミルズ・パーセル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="エドワード・ミルズ・パーセル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%A3%E1%83%90%E1%83%A0%E1%83%93_%E1%83%9B%E1%83%98%E1%83%9A%E1%83%A1_%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="ედუარდ მილს პერსელი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ედუარდ მილს პერსელი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kk mw-list-item"><a href="https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%AD%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB" title="Эдуард Миллс Парселл – Kazakh" lang="kk" hreflang="kk" data-title="Эдуард Миллс Парселл" data-language-autonym="Қазақша" data-language-local-name="Kazakh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Қазақша</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%97%90%EB%93%9C%EC%9B%8C%EB%93%9C_%EB%B0%80%EC%8A%A4_%ED%8D%BC%EC%85%80" title="에드워드 밀스 퍼셀 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="에드워드 밀스 퍼셀" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ku mw-list-item"><a href="https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Kurdish" lang="ku" hreflang="ku" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Kurdî" data-language-local-name="Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kurdî</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-la mw-list-item"><a href="https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eduardus_Mills_Purcell" title="Eduardus Mills Purcell – Laitin" lang="la" hreflang="la" data-title="Eduardus Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Latina" data-language-local-name="Laitin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edvards_Milss_P%C4%93rsels" title="Edvards Milss Pērsels – Letts" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Edvards Milss Pērsels" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Letts" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB" title="Едвард Милс Персел – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="Едвард Милс Персел" data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mr mw-list-item"><a href="https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2" title="एडवर्ड मिल्स पर्सेल – Marathi" lang="mr" hreflang="mr" data-title="एडवर्ड मिल्स पर्सेल" data-language-autonym="मराठी" data-language-local-name="Marathi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>मराठी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%B2_%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84" title="ادوارد میلز پورسل – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="ادوارد میلز پورسل" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2" title="इ एम पर्सेल – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="इ एम पर्सेल" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-oc mw-list-item"><a href="https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Occitan" lang="oc" hreflang="oc" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Occitan" data-language-local-name="Occitan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Occitan</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Polls" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polls" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pnb mw-list-item"><a href="https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%DB%8C%DA%88%D9%88%D8%B1%DA%88_%D9%85%D9%84%D8%B2_%D9%BE%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%84" title="ایڈورڈ ملز پرسل – Western Punjabi" lang="pnb" hreflang="pnb" data-title="ایڈورڈ ملز پرسل" data-language-autonym="پنجابی" data-language-local-name="Western Punjabi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>پنجابی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Roumains" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Roumains" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%91%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB,_%D0%AD%D0%B4%D1%83%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%81" title="Пёрселл, Эдуард Миллс – Roushien" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Пёрселл, Эдуард Миллс" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Roushien" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sa mw-list-item"><a href="https://sa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%87_%E0%A4%8F%E0%A4%AE_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B2" title="इ एम पर्सेल – Sanskrit" lang="sa" hreflang="sa" data-title="इ एम पर्सेल" data-language-autonym="संस्कृतम्" data-language-local-name="Sanskrit" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>संस्कृतम्</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Slovein" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovein" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%95%D0%B4%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B4_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%81_%D0%9F%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB" title="Едвард Милс Персел – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Едвард Милс Персел" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_M._Purcell" title="Edward M. Purcell – Swaidish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Edward M. Purcell" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swaidish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Purcell" title="Edward Purcell – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Edward Purcell" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Purcell" title="Edward Purcell – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Edward Purcell" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a 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Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="ایڈوارڑملس پرسل" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Mills_Purcell" title="Edward Mills Purcell – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Edward Mills Purcell" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-wuu mw-list-item"><a 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Massachusetts</a>, Unitit States</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Naitionality</th><td class="category">Unitit States</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Alma mater</th><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Purdue_Varsity&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Purdue Varsity (page disna exeest)">Purdue Varsity</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(BSEE)</span> <br /><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Varsity" title="Harvard Varsity">Harvard Varsity</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(M.A.)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Varsity" title="Harvard Varsity">Harvard Varsity</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(Ph.D)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Kent for</th><td><span class="nowrap"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nuclear_magnetic_resonance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nuclear magnetic resonance (page disna exeest)">Nuclear magnetic resonance</a> (NMR)</span><br /><a 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Tinsley Prize (page disna exeest)">Beatrice M. Tinsley Prize</a> <small>(1988)</small></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align:center"><b>Scientific career</b></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Fields</th><td class="category"><a href="/wiki/Pheesics" class="mw-redirect" title="Pheesics">Pheesics</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Institutions</th><td><a href="/wiki/Harvard_Varsity" title="Harvard Varsity">Harvard Varsity</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology" class="mw-redirect" title="Massachusetts Institute of Technology">MIT</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Doctoral_advisor&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Doctoral advisor (page disna exeest)">Doctoral advisor</a></th><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Kenneth_Bainbridge&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Kenneth Bainbridge (page disna exeest)">Kenneth Bainbridge</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Other academic advisors</th><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_Van_Vleck&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John Van Vleck (page disna exeest)">John Van Vleck</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Doctoral students</th><td><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Pake&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Pake (page disna exeest)">George Pake</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=George_Benedek&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="George Benedek (page disna exeest)">George Benedek</a><br /><a href="/w/index.php?title=Charles_Pence_Slichter&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Charles Pence Slichter (page disna exeest)">Charles Pence Slichter</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Ither notable students</th><td><a href="/wiki/Nicolaas_Bloembergen" title="Nicolaas Bloembergen">Nicolaas Bloembergen</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Edward Mills Purcell</b> (August 30, 1912 – Mairch 7, 1997) wis an <a href="/wiki/Unitit_States" title="Unitit States">American</a> pheesicist wha shared the 1952 <a href="/wiki/Nobel_Prize_for_Pheesics" class="mw-redirect" title="Nobel Prize for Pheesics">Nobel Prize for Pheesics</a> for his independent discovery (published 1946) o nuclear magnetic resonance in liquids an in solits.<sup id="cite_ref-frs_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-frs-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/w/index.php?title=Nuclear_magnetic_resonance&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Nuclear magnetic resonance (page disna exeest)">Nuclear magnetic resonance</a> (NMR) haes acome widely uised tae study the <a href="/wiki/Molecule" title="Molecule">molecular structur</a> o pure materials an the composeetion o mixturs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Mills_Purcell&veaction=edit&section=1" title="Eedit section: References" class="mw-editsection-visualeditor"><span>eedit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-divider"> | </span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Mills_Purcell&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section's source code: References"><span>eedit soorce</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-frs-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><a href="#cite_ref-frs_1-0">↑</a></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite id="CITEREFBleaney1999" class="citation journal cs1"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Brebis_Bleaney&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Brebis Bleaney (page disna exeest)">Bleaney, B.</a> (1999). 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