Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 172
of a double paddle, as shown in the figure, asolitary wave is started in each trough at the same instant. Thefloat on the deeper water will easily be seen to rise first, thusshowing that the wave has travelled faster in the deeper water.182. Motion of the Particles of Water. It may be remarked that… … Fig. 192. -Apparatus to show that waves travel faster in deepthan in shallow water. 162 WAVE MOTION Also, the oscillatory motion of the particles rapidly diminisheswith the depth. At the depth of a wave-length it is less than s^^of that at the surface. At a few hundred feet down—a distancesmall…
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