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... termed harmonics , and will be considered later on . They can easily be shown by throwing a strong light on the string , or by means of smail paper riders set astride on it , which are immediately thrown off at the loops , but not at ...
... termed harmonics , and will be considered later on . They can easily be shown by throwing a strong light on the string , or by means of smail paper riders set astride on it , which are immediately thrown off at the loops , but not at ...
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... termed the " Bell Piano , " with single springs struck by hammers actuated from a key- board , is also made . In tuning - forks , the necessity for firmly fixing the base of the rod or spring is obviated by attaching it to a second rod ...
... termed the " Bell Piano , " with single springs struck by hammers actuated from a key- board , is also made . In tuning - forks , the necessity for firmly fixing the base of the rod or spring is obviated by attaching it to a second rod ...
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... termed " bell- " or " gun - metal , " in the approximate proportions of six atoms of the former to one of the latter . This is equivalent to a percentage by weight of copper 76.5 , and tin 23.5 . The exact atomic ratio seems to produce ...
... termed " bell- " or " gun - metal , " in the approximate proportions of six atoms of the former to one of the latter . This is equivalent to a percentage by weight of copper 76.5 , and tin 23.5 . The exact atomic ratio seems to produce ...
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... termed the sound - bow , against which the clapper , ordinarily made of soft wrought iron , strikes . After a time the bell and clapper gradually mould themselves to one another , and the tone becomes fuller , with fewer of the very ...
... termed the sound - bow , against which the clapper , ordinarily made of soft wrought iron , strikes . After a time the bell and clapper gradually mould themselves to one another , and the tone becomes fuller , with fewer of the very ...
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... termed a stopped pipe , with one end closed , in the latter case as an open pipe . All the various forms of pipe used in the organ and elsewhere only differ from these rudimentary forms in 1 In Dr. Tyndall's otherwise excellent and ...
... termed a stopped pipe , with one end closed , in the latter case as an open pipe . All the various forms of pipe used in the organ and elsewhere only differ from these rudimentary forms in 1 In Dr. Tyndall's otherwise excellent and ...
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bassoon beats bell Cambridge cartilages cavity chords clarinet comma consonant corresponding Crown 8vo density Edition elasticity ELEMENTARY TREATISE English enharmonic equal temperament Eton College excited experiments Extra fcap fifth flame flute fork fundamental note give harmonic harmonium heard heat Helmholtz HISTORY human voice instrument intervals J. P. MAHAFFY John's College keyboard keys late Fellow LATIN length longitudinal Lord Rayleigh lower major Mathematical membrane metal method metres Minor Sixth minor third monochord motion musical tones named nodes number of vibrations numerous Illustrations oboe octave ordinary organ Owens College Oxford perfect perfect fifths pipe pitch plate prime tone produced Professor ratio reed resonance rotating scale schismas School semitone sharpened siren sixth sonorous source of sound stopped string temperament temperature termed tonometer tube tuned tuning-fork unison upper partial tones velocity of sound vibration number violin wave wave-length