Abstract
The ricochet of spheres from a water surface is reviewed, starting with an account of the historical interest in the phenomenon. The theoretical aspects of the problem are considered and a simple theory due to Birkhoff et al. (1)‡ is used to provide data on sphere trajectories.
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