Description | Letter received by the Royal Society as a result of a statement, titled 'A Curious Fact' (see AP/10 for description). Judson first quotes the problem as he saw it printed, then provides his solution, based on atmospheric pressure, the elasticity of the tube, and the velocity of the air entering the tube.
Subject: Physics
Written by Judson in Goshen, Connecticut, U [United] States of America. Postmarked 5 September 1833. |