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Doppler and Mach

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We have all had the experience of trying to figure out whether police and fire sirens are headed toward us or away. A siren coming closer will seem have a higher pitch than one going away.

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© 2017 Joan Horvath and Rich Cameron

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Horvath, J., Cameron, R. (2017). Doppler and Mach. In: 3D Printed Science Projects Volume 2. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-2695-7_4

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