Image: Photography of bow shock waves around a brass bullet, 1888
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Description: This photo was taken by physicist Ernst Mach in 1888 in Prague, using Schlieren Photography on a 5 mm-diameter negative. It depicts the waves around a supersonic brass bullet.
Title: Photography of bow shock waves around a brass bullet, 1888
Credit: Scan from book (now lost)
Author: Ernst Mach (1838–1916)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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