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THE firing of very heavy guns at a great distance was clearly audible at Harpenden throughout the days of August 7 and 8, as well as on previous occasions. The direction of the sound is evidently from the south-east, and that of each explosion lasts about two seconds. Our elevation is 440 ft., and the local wind has been from west to north-west. The distance between Harpenden and Bapaume would be about 185 miles.
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PICKERING, S. The Gun-firing on the Western Front. Nature 97, 500 (1916). https://doi.org/10.1038/097500c0
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