Record

RefNoAP/42/2/6
LevelItem
TitleUnpublished figure, sound travelling through a dish filled with water by Somerville Scott Alison
CreatorAlison; Somerville Scott (1813-1877); Scottish physician
Date1859
DescriptionAn illustration showing a man using a hearing-tube to listen to sound travelling through a dish filled with water placed at a slanted angle on a wooden table. Labels indicate that sound can be heard through the hearing-tube at the side of the dish where the water has pooled, but no sound can be heard through the other side of the dish.

Subject: Physics
Extent1p
FormatDrawing
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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