ON SOUND

AND

ATMOSPHERIC VIBRATIONS,

WITH THE

MATHEMATICAL ELEMENTS OF MUSIC.

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Cambridge:

PRINTED BY C. J. CLAY, M.A. AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

AND

ATMOSPHERIC VIBRATIONS,

WITH THE

MATHEMATICAL ELEMENTS OF MUSIC.

DESIGNED FOR THE USE OF STUDENTS

OF THE UNIVERSITY.

BY

GEORGE BIDDELL AIRY, M.A. LL.D. D.C.L.

FORMERLY FELLOW, NOW HONORARY FELLOW, OF TRINITY COLLEGE;
LATE LUCASIAN PROFESSOR OF MATHEMATICS, AFTERWARDS PLUMIAN PROFESSOR
OF ASTRONOMY AND EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY;

IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE.

ASTRONOMER ROYAL.

SECOND EDITION.

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