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... inverse ratio to this . The motions of a string thus fixed at its end and excited at some intermediate point , radiate from that point to the fixed extremities , whence they are reflected in the opposite direction 6 [ CHAP . ON SOUND .
... inverse ratio to this . The motions of a string thus fixed at its end and excited at some intermediate point , radiate from that point to the fixed extremities , whence they are reflected in the opposite direction 6 [ CHAP . ON SOUND .
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William Henry Stone. extremities , whence they are reflected in the opposite direction , m The simplest The velocity with which transverse vibrations run along a fiexible string is given by the formula V , where t denotes tension , m the ...
William Henry Stone. extremities , whence they are reflected in the opposite direction , m The simplest The velocity with which transverse vibrations run along a fiexible string is given by the formula V , where t denotes tension , m the ...
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... striking method of illustrating the vibrations of a string , by fixing one of its extremities to the prong of a tuning - fork , and the. Fig . 4. - Sonometer . Fig . 6. - Marloye's harp . Fig . 7. 12 [ CHAP . ON SOUND .
... striking method of illustrating the vibrations of a string , by fixing one of its extremities to the prong of a tuning - fork , and the. Fig . 4. - Sonometer . Fig . 6. - Marloye's harp . Fig . 7. 12 [ CHAP . ON SOUND .
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... extremities of the string being unable to stop the longitu- dinal vibrations , they are transmitted to the lengths of wire beyond , and thus stifled by interference . In the violoncello the effect of longitudinal vibrations is sometimes ...
... extremities of the string being unable to stop the longitu- dinal vibrations , they are transmitted to the lengths of wire beyond , and thus stifled by interference . In the violoncello the effect of longitudinal vibrations is sometimes ...
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... extremities are firmly fixed . They are excited by vertical friction with the rosined fingers . A similar instrument furnished with glass tubes instead of wooden rods is occasionally to be heard in the streets of London . Torsional ...
... extremities are firmly fixed . They are excited by vertical friction with the rosined fingers . A similar instrument furnished with glass tubes instead of wooden rods is occasionally to be heard in the streets of London . Torsional ...
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