Silicon monosulphide

• Book ID: 104117483
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 1911
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 48 KB
• Volume: 171
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0016-0032
• DOI: 10.1016/s0016-0032(11)90700-5

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antennae, consisting of two copper wires, 5 ° M. long and 0. 4 m.m. diameter, hanging parallel to each other behind the apparatus. During the flight these wires attained an almost horizontal position.

The total weight of the apparatus was about 2o k.g. Farman did not carry a passenger, but was his own operator. The waves were received by a Ferri6 electrolytic detector, connected tc horizontal antennae 200 M. long carried on posts 8 M. high.