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Ripples and Waves

Nature volume 5, pages 241–242 (1872)Cite this article

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THE article by Sir William Thomson upon Ripples and Waves in the November part of NATURE, which has just reached me, reminds me of a little capillary wave, the examination of which used to be a source of amusement to me some years ago; and as I have never seen any description of it, my observations may not be without interest to some of your readers.

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LANGTON, J. Ripples and Waves. Nature 5, 241–242 (1872). https://doi.org/10.1038/005241a0

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