No. 15 shows the column at its greatest height, and it should be noticed that Figs. 16 and 17 show a tendency on the part of the head of this column to split off as a separate drop.

SERIES I—(continued)

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0·103 sec.
15
0·116 sec.
16
0·129 sec.

The column in subsiding forms a "cake" of liquid round the base. The edge of this circular cake (see Figs. 17, 18, and 19) is the first well-marked ripple spreading outwards in an ever-widening circle.

SERIES I—(continued)

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0·153 sec.