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Description: "A sketch of Perrin's results of a microscopic examination of the equilibrium or barometric distribution of granules of gamboge, which is a sticky substance used as a bright yellow water color. The granules are approximately uniform in diameter (0.6 microns). The relative change in density observed in 10 microns of suspension is equivalent to that occurring in 6 km of air or a magnification of 600 000 000."
Title: Brownian motion gamboge
Credit: Fig. 2.4 on page 23 of Nonequilibrium Statistical Thermodyamics
Author: Bernard H. Lavenda
Permission: Permission given by Dr. Bernard H. Lavenda to release to the public domain; however, it is not eligible for copyright anyway because of its simplicity
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