Whispering-gallery wave Whispering-gallery wave Whispering-gallery waves, or whispering-gallery modes, are a type of wave that can travel around a concave surface. Originally discovered for sound waves in the whispering gallery of St Paul’s Cathedral, they can exist for light and for other waves, with important applications in nondestructive testing, lasing, cooling and sensing, as well as in astronomy. Whispering-gallery waves were first explained for the case of St Paul's Cathedral circa 1878 by Lord Rayleigh, who revised a previous misconception that whispers could be heard across the dome but not at any intermediate position. He explained the phenomenon of travelling whispers with
Konami 80's Arcade Gallery of actual overseas arcade kits have yet to be found. The PlayStation home ports were released in Japan and North America, but not PAL regions. Konami 80's Arcade Gallery While many compilations on home consoles predate "Konami 80's Arcade Gallery", it is one of the earliest examples of an arcade reissue of classic games, being preceded only by the "Namco Classics Collection" series. It is also, to date, one of only two arcade compilations with both a coin-op and consumer release (the other being Space Invaders Anniversary). The collection was developed for the System 573 arcade system - hardware based