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A New Method of Investigating the Modes of Vibration of Quartz Crystals

Nature volume 129, page 59 (1932)Cite this article

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A NEW method of investigating the modes of vibration of quartz crystals has arisen out of the use of E. P. Tawil's1 development of Töpler's Schlieren method. Tawil was able, by utilising variations of refractive index, to photograph stationary or progressive supersonic waves in air.

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  1. Comptes rendus, 191, pp. 998–1000; 1930.

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  1. Physics Department, Victoria University College, Wellington, New Zealand

    J. A. STRONG

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STRONG, J. A New Method of Investigating the Modes of Vibration of Quartz Crystals. Nature 129, 59 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/129059b0

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