It was first noted by Newton, but Rayleigh credited it to the man whose name it bears.  
It was first noted by Newton, but Rayleigh credited it to the man whose name it bears.  It arises  from the asymmetric distortion of the boundary layer. Its reverse form arises from the introduction of anomalies in the boundary layer and may occur for smooth spheres. When a spinning motion is imparted to the layer, the wake left by the passing object shifts toward the side moving against the free stream flow.  FTP, identify this eponymous effect which is responsible for the curved trajectories of spinning baseballs.
It was first noted by Newton, but Rayleigh credited it to the man whose name it bears.  
Magnus effect