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... Cause of Vibratory Movements . 42 5. - Kundt's Tube . 0. - Beats of Imperfect Unison . time . 2. Sums of the Corresponding Ordinates 3. - Savart's Toothed Wheel 4 -Philosophical Lamp or Chemical Harmonicon . 6. — Experimental Study of ...
... Cause of Vibratory Movements . 42 5. - Kundt's Tube . 0. - Beats of Imperfect Unison . time . 2. Sums of the Corresponding Ordinates 3. - Savart's Toothed Wheel 4 -Philosophical Lamp or Chemical Harmonicon . 6. — Experimental Study of ...
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... down the axiom that the sensation of musical sound is caused by rapid and periodic movements of the sonorous body , the sensation of noise by non - periodic movements . B The present text - book is concerned mainly with the INTRODUCTORY.
... down the axiom that the sensation of musical sound is caused by rapid and periodic movements of the sonorous body , the sensation of noise by non - periodic movements . B The present text - book is concerned mainly with the INTRODUCTORY.
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... caused by the collision of magnet and keeper is , by a suitable code , made to furnish an intelligible alphabet . Irregular Vibration . Friction in many forms furnishes a source of sound ; the irregular vibrations , which in its rougher ...
... caused by the collision of magnet and keeper is , by a suitable code , made to furnish an intelligible alphabet . Irregular Vibration . Friction in many forms furnishes a source of sound ; the irregular vibrations , which in its rougher ...
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William Henry Stone. Electricity , whether in its disruptive discharge at high tension , causing the rolling of thunder , or in the less awful manifestations of frictional and inductive machines , is a source of sound . In the form of a ...
William Henry Stone. Electricity , whether in its disruptive discharge at high tension , causing the rolling of thunder , or in the less awful manifestations of frictional and inductive machines , is a source of sound . In the form of a ...
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... caused by heat ) 3. Of flames 1. Chemical harmonicon , pyrophone . ( 2. Sensitive and singing flames . IX . Caused by ( 1. Current in iron bar , Reiss's Telephonic receiver . electricity 12. Telephone , Microphone . Strings . Among the ...
... caused by heat ) 3. Of flames 1. Chemical harmonicon , pyrophone . ( 2. Sensitive and singing flames . IX . Caused by ( 1. Current in iron bar , Reiss's Telephonic receiver . electricity 12. Telephone , Microphone . Strings . Among the ...
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bassoon beats bell Cambridge cartilages cavity chords clarinet comma consonant Crown 8vo density Edition elastic ELEMENTARY TREATISE English enharmonic equal temperament Eton College excited 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 third Mathematical membrane metal method metres minor 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
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