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IN a discussion which took place in NATURE some time ago on the so-called “Barisâl Guns” and other mysterious sounds, Prof. Hughes suggested that it would be desirable to ascertain how far the firing of guns can be heard (vol. liii. p. 31). In connection with another subject, that of spurious earthquakes (see NATURE, vol. lx. pp. 139–141), I have for some time been collecting notes on this point, and I propose here to describe some of the facts obtained, chiefly with regard to the great naval review at Spithead on June 26, 1897, and the operations of the French fleet at Cherbourg on July 18, 1900.
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DAVISON, C. The Distance to which the Firing of Heavy Guns is Heard . Nature 62, 377–379 (1900). https://doi.org/10.1038/062377b0
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