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REFERRING to Mr. Carus-Wilson's letter recording the supposed discovery of musical sand in Dorsetshire, I may mention that about two years ago the late Admiral E. J. Bedford sent me three boxes of musical sand, one of them being labelled, “Musical sand; Studland Bay, Dorset, 1885; sonorous when collected.” I am not aware whether Admiral Bedford himself discovered the sonorous properties of this sand, but it is clear that he was well acquainted with both the sand and its character in 1885.
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HUNT, A. Sonorous Sands. Nature 38, 540 (1888). https://doi.org/10.1038/038540b0
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