Merchant, F. W. (Francis Walter), 1855-1937, Chant, Clarence Augustus, 1865-1956 · Toronto : Copp Clark · leaf 172
chand the speed of travel is 9 inchesa second. If the waves are longer,gravity will make them travel fasterwill cause them to move faster. 181. Speed Dependent on Depth. That waves in deepwater travel faster than in shallow can be shown experi-mentally in the following way. Take two troughs (Fig.… … Fio. 192.—Apparatus to show that waves travel faster in deepthan in shallow water. be filled to the depth of 6 inches, the other to the depth of 3inches. By means 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…
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