Velocity Table.
The following is a tabular form showing the velocities of moving bodies as given by Peschel:
| Feet per second. | ||
| Rivers | 3–4 | |
| Very rapid stream | 13 | |
| Wind (ordinary) | 10 | |
| Storm | 54 | |
| Hurricane | 80–120 | |
| Sound (through air) | 1100 | |
| Sound (through metal) | 12,000 | |
| Air in vacuum | 1280 | |
| Ball from air-gun Air condensed 100 times |  | 697 |
| Musket ball | 1280 | |
| Rifle ball (at most) | 1600 | |
| Cannon ball (24-pounder) | 2450 | |
| Earth’s rotation (at equator) | 1525 | |
| Earth’s centre in its orbit | 101,061 | |
| Miles per hour. | ||
| Racehorse | 60 | |
| Pigeon | 20–30 | |
| Peregrine falcon | 120 | |
| Ocean steamers | 21 | |
| River steamers | 22 | |
| Railway train | 80 | |
| Sailing vessel | 10 | |
| Malay proa | 20 | |
| Miles per second. | ||
| Light | 200,000 | |
| Electricity | 576,000 | |