Excerpt from The Mechanics of the Earth's Atmosphere: A Collection of Translations

In general it was concluded that air and water alike swerve in curved paths in front of such obstacles and ¿ow towards the free openings. In the latter and directly adjoining the outer ends of the obstacle the strongest current is formed which here retains its direction unaltered, therefore free from all variations. The deviation in front of the obstacle does not take place at any definite distance from it, but rather extends up to the. Obstacle itself and even when the plate faces the current it is seen that a feeble motion still exists immediately adjoining it.

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