Unusual Observations During Speed of Sound Experiments in the Arctic in the 1820’s and their Effect on the Development of Nonlinear Acoustics
Wednesday, November 14, 1984 12:00 p.m. David T. Blackstock Applied Research Laboratories The University of Texas at Austin In 1821-22, during an exploration voyage to northern North America to try to discover a “Northwest Passage” (a quick route to the Pacific Ocean), some measurements of the speed of sound were made. The time between the…