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THE observations described in the striking experiment of Hubbard and Loomis (NATURE, Aug. 6, 1927, p. 189) are another example of the important conclusions which may be derived from a study of the interesting phenomenon of ultrasonic stationary waves. Velocities of sound in various, liquids were determined here by the ultrasonic stationary wave method some years ago; some of these results have already been published (Trans. Roy. Soc. Can., 3, 141; 1923; 159, 191, 197; 1925; 79; 1927); others were reported to the Canadian Research Council (Report, Boyle and Morgan, 1924). The ‘detector’ of the standing waves in these experiments was ‘nodal dust figures,’ something like the figures in a Kundt's tube, but less precision was claimed for the results than is claimed by the authors above.
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BOYLE, R. Ultrasonic Stationary Waves. Nature 120, 476–477 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120476b0
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