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A WAVE-ANATSER was developed at the Admiralty Research Laboratory, Teddington, in 1944 in order to analyse ocean waves and swell and ship movement. The apparatus has been in regular use Mine! February 1945 drawing the frequency spectra of records of wave motion taken near Lands End.
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BARBER, N., URSELL, F., DARBYSHIRE, J. et al. A Frequency Analyser Used in the Study of Ocean Waves. Nature 158, 329–332 (1946). https://doi.org/10.1038/158329a0
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