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Vibrations in Solid Rods

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IN connexion with the study of vibrating metal rods, a method of investigation has been devised which promises to lead to a number of new and interesting results. The experiment consists in tapping a rod at one end with a small hammer, and then making visible the train of waves which occur as a result of the impact. This is accomplished in the following manner.

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  1. Trans. Roy. Soc. Can., Sect. III., p. 293 1932.

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  1. National Research Laboratories, Ottawa

    GEORGE S. FIELD

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FIELD, G. Vibrations in Solid Rods. Nature 130, 130–131 (1932). https://doi.org/10.1038/130130b0

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