For the most part the observations were made with a velocity of

; in a certain number the velocity was

, and in others

. The magnitudes observed have been all reduced to the maximum velocity

, and referred to the breadth of a band as unity.

Displacements of the bands for a mean velocity of water equal to 7.059 metres per second.Differences between the observed displacements and their mean value.
0.200-0.030
0.220-0.010
0.240+0.010
0.167-0.063
0.171-0.059
0.225-0.005
0.247+0.017
0.225-0.005
0.214-0.016
0.230 0.000
0.224-0.006
0.247+0.017
0.224-0.006
0.307+0.077
0.307+0.077
0.256+0.026
0.240+0.010
0.240+0.010
0.189-0.041
Sum 4.373
Mean 0.23016