Word: wave
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...paper on "The Preservation of Human Life in Volcanic Lands." He divided his subject into two considerations--how to preserve life when danger is imminent, and how to warn people of probable explosions. In most volcanic outbursts, persons are killed by a steam blast, falling hot material, a sea wave, or a wind high enough to overset masonry. Some theory of protection against these forces may be found by inquiring into the cases of persons who have been saved from these dangers. Dr. Jaggar explained at some length the celebrated cases of the prisoner of St. Pierre, Martinique...
...third period the trial scene takes place in which the judge emphasizes the nature of all men of his kind by giving each of the Travelers a shell and appropriating the oyster for himself. The ballet closes with a grand march. The three features of the dance are the "wave dance" of E. B. Ahlborn in the first act; the grotesque dance by H. Kellogg, with its original acrobatic features, and a solo by the improviser, W. H. Chase...
...Concert at Symphony Hall tonight: 1. March, "Ameer" Herbert. 2. Overture, "Tabasco" Chadwick. 3. Waltz, "Lagunen" Strauss. 4. Selection, "Robin Hood" DeKoven. 5. Avant Le Combat, Palfy. 6. Hu garian Rhapsody, Liszt. 7. Spring Song, Mendelssohn. 8. Academic Festival Overture, Grace. 9. Selection, "Florodora" Stuart. 10. Waltz, "The Wave" Metra. 11. Polka, "Hunter's Yarn" Komzak. 12. March, "Wien bleibt Wien" Schrammel...
...second Newell was a length in the lead. The first Weld was slightly ahead of the first Newell and the second Weld was a length back. The water was very rough and all the crews were splashing a great deal. A short distance below the bridge an unusually large wave caught stroke's oar in the first Weld and the crew lost half a length besides shipping a great deal of water...
...February number of the Philosophical Magazine, published in London, has appeared the thesis of George W. Pierce, Ph.D., '00, who is at present the holder of a Tyndall Scholarship and is studying at Leipsic. This article, entitled "Indices of Refraction for Electric Waves, Measured by a Modified Radio-Micrometer," comprises the results of a valuable investigation which was conducted last year under the direction of Professor Trowbridge. The method for wave measurement which Dr. Pierce has devised is a distinct advance over any previously employed...