CONTENTS 



III. EXPERIiaUTAL RESULTS 



IV. DISCUSSION 



Appendix 



List of References 



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Abstract ISSS. 



I. INTRODUCTION 



II. EXPERIMENTAL 



1. Pond Work 



2. Tank Experiments ? 



3. Critical Depth Experiments e 



A, Methods of Computation e 



5. Nonomessett Pond Results 1 



6. Tank Results | 



7. Methods for Calculating T g 



13 



8. Accuracy of the Method 13 



9. Value of the Method for the Determination of the 



Peak Pressure -.^ 



10. Value of the Method for Multiple Charge Effects U 



11. The Surface Tension Lowering Problem t/ 



12. The Tensile Strength of Water £| 



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