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ONE of the attractive aspects of the theory of dislocations is the extent to which simple mechanical models may be used for demonstrating the basic concepts. Of such models the bubble raft assembly of Bragg is perhaps known to the widest lay audience, and, while it is probably stating the obvious to say that such a model is of real value only against the background of the concepts of dislocation theory, it is, nevertheless, very interesting to find published illustrations of such a model which date from 1902.
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AXON, H., MATHESON, J. Dislocation Models in 1902?. Nature 178, 222 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/178222a0
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