Abstract
WITH reference to Prof. A. H. Shapiro's recent communication1 on the above subject, I venture to call attention to the fact that in 1908 the Austrian physicist, O. Turmlïtz, described careful and effective experiments which demonstrated the effect of the rotation of the Earth on the outflow of water through a central aperture, in a paper entitled “Ein neuer physikalischer Beweis der Achsendrehung der Erde”2.
Similar content being viewed by others
Article PDF
References
Shapiro, A. H., Nature, 196, 1080 (1962).
Turmlïtz, O., S.B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Abt. IIa, 117, 819 (1908).
Andrade, E. N. da C., Proc. Roy. Inst., 29, 320 (1936).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
ANDRADE, E. Bath-tub Vortex. Nature 197, 480 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1038/197480a0
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/197480a0
Comments
By submitting a comment you agree to abide by our Terms and Community Guidelines. If you find something abusive or that does not comply with our terms or guidelines please flag it as inappropriate.