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Plate XXXIII, Fig. 5
Before the black film is complete, it often advances with an irregular margin, and throws out filaments into the white band, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6. (p 492)

illustrating David Brewster (1781-1868 *), “On the Colours of the Soap-Bubble.” Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 24 (1867) : 491-504

epigram from page 491.
 

15 July 2013
tags: rounds; D. Brewster, “On the Colours of the Soap-Bubble” (1867)