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Weber,E.H. u. W.

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Wave theory based on experiments, or on the waves of dropping liquids with application to sound and light waves. Lpz, Fleischer 1825, with 2 folded tables and 18 partly folded plates. Tables and 18 partly folded. Copper plates. XXVIII, 574 p., 1 fol. Mod. Ldr. with ribbon. Poggendorff II, 1273, Roller/Goodman II, 561 - First edition of the pioneering work, which began with studies on the existence of transverse waves in liquids. In their wave theory, the brothers explained the relationships of the propagation velocity of water waves and the cause of wave motion in liquids. - Lightly spotted in places. Bookplate. - (324)