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THE velocity of longitudinal waves in the earth increases with depth down to the core, at a depth of about 2,900 km., where there is a discontinuous drop from 13·7 km. to about 8 km. per sec. Within the core, the velocity has usually been calculated as increasing gradually to about 11·5 km. per sec. at the centre.
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GUTENBERG, B., RICHTER, C. Seismic Waves in the Core of the Earth. Nature 141, 371 (1938). https://doi.org/10.1038/141371a0
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