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Supersonic Shock Waves

Austria · Science / Physics. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1887Date range
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1887

Ernst Mach1887

Prague · Science / Physics

Photographs shock waves produced by projectiles moving faster than sound.

Names involved

Ernst Mach

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