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The Flow of Sand

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I AGREE with the explanation offered by Mr. Ackermann in the first part of his letter, for it is evident that sand must slip down itself by a series of rushes.

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PHILLIPS, C. The Flow of Sand. Nature 82, 487 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/082487c0

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