Tho greatest known distance io which sound has been carried through the atmosphere is 345 miles, as it is asserted that the very violent explosions of the volcano at St. Vincent have been heard at Demerara. Sound travels farther and loses less of its intensity in passing through the earth than through the air.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 94, 14 January 1921, Page 5
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54Untitled Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 94, 14 January 1921, Page 5
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