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... Experimental Study of the Laws of Reflection of Sound 27. - Sonorous Refraction . 28. - Propagation of a Sonorous Wave through an Unlimited 29.-M. Helmholtz's Resonance Globe 31. - Ordinates of Eleven Waves transmitted in the same 43 56 ...
... Experimental Study of the Laws of Reflection of Sound 27. - Sonorous Refraction . 28. - Propagation of a Sonorous Wave through an Unlimited 29.-M. Helmholtz's Resonance Globe 31. - Ordinates of Eleven Waves transmitted in the same 43 56 ...
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... experiments ( gong , cymbal ) . ( A. Excited by blows ( clock chimes ) . 1. Spherical B. By tangential or radial friction ( musical glasses ) . 2. Of complex figure ( give compound notes with irrelevant harmonics ) . 1. Independent ...
... experiments ( gong , cymbal ) . ( A. Excited by blows ( clock chimes ) . 1. Spherical B. By tangential or radial friction ( musical glasses ) . 2. Of complex figure ( give compound notes with irrelevant harmonics ) . 1. Independent ...
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... experiment . caused by heat ) 3. Of flames ( 1. Chemical harmonicon , pyrophone . 12. Sensitive and singing flames . IX . Caused by ( 1. Current in iron bar , Reiss's Telephonic receiver . electricity ( 2. Telephone , Microphone ...
... experiment . caused by heat ) 3. Of flames ( 1. Chemical harmonicon , pyrophone . 12. Sensitive and singing flames . IX . Caused by ( 1. Current in iron bar , Reiss's Telephonic receiver . electricity ( 2. Telephone , Microphone ...
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... experiments on strings is the monochord or sonometer . This is à device of great antiquity . It consists , in its most modern form , of a long resonant box bearing on its upper surface wrest - pins , and two bridges set at a fixed ...
... experiments on strings is the monochord or sonometer . This is à device of great antiquity . It consists , in its most modern form , of a long resonant box bearing on its upper surface wrest - pins , and two bridges set at a fixed ...
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... experiments with low notes on the double - bass as detailed elsewhere . Whenever it was attempted to produce grave tones by enlarging the sectional area of the string , a limit was found beyond which the diameter of the string could not ...
... experiments with low notes on the double - bass as detailed elsewhere . Whenever it was attempted to produce grave tones by enlarging the sectional area of the string , a limit was found beyond which the diameter of the string could not ...
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