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them, for they led me to what I believe to be thediscovery of refraction of sound by the atmosphere. The results of my first observation are shown in Fig. 1. This representsthe shape of the waves as they proceeded outwards from a point near the * Brit. Assoc. Report, 1857, Trans, of Sect. p. 22, 94… … Fig. 1. stream made an obtuse angle with the wall, which they gradually left. Theends of the waves, it will be observed, graduallj died out, showing the effectof divergence. The waves proceeding down the stream were, on the otherhand, inclined to the wall, which they approached. I was able to make…
