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... Nodes and Ventral Segments of a Vibrating String 3. - Harmonics . Nodes and Ventral Segments of a Vi- brating String 4. - Sonometer 5. - Longitudinal Vibrations of Rods . 6. - Marloye's Harp 7. - Vibrations of a Metal Rod . 8. - Nail ...
... Nodes and Ventral Segments of a Vibrating String 3. - Harmonics . Nodes and Ventral Segments of a Vi- brating String 4. - Sonometer 5. - Longitudinal Vibrations of Rods . 6. - Marloye's Harp 7. - Vibrations of a Metal Rod . 8. - Nail ...
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... of stretched string . form of vibration is that in which the string vibrates. travelling over twice the length of the string . The simplest Fig . 2. - Harmonic sounds . Nodes and ventral. [ 7 = . ] MODES OF PRODUCTION OF SOUND .
... of stretched string . form of vibration is that in which the string vibrates. travelling over twice the length of the string . The simplest Fig . 2. - Harmonic sounds . Nodes and ventral. [ 7 = . ] MODES OF PRODUCTION OF SOUND .
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... nodes or points of rest , the rapidity of vibration being proportional to the number of these segments , and producing partial - tones , which will be described further on . Nodes . The breaking - up of the string into. Fig . 2 ...
... nodes or points of rest , the rapidity of vibration being proportional to the number of these segments , and producing partial - tones , which will be described further on . Nodes . The breaking - up of the string into. Fig . 2 ...
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William Henry Stone. Nodes . The breaking - up of the string into a number of nodes with intervening loops or ventral segments may also be determined with certainty by damping the exact point at which one of the nodes is situated , and ...
William Henry Stone. Nodes . The breaking - up of the string into a number of nodes with intervening loops or ventral segments may also be determined with certainty by damping the exact point at which one of the nodes is situated , and ...
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... node will be established in the free part ; the string will vibrate in three segments , giving the twelfth of its ... nodes . Strings may be excited in various ways , and with corre- sponding variety in the sound produced . The oldest ...
... node will be established in the free part ; the string will vibrate in three segments , giving the twelfth of its ... nodes . Strings may be excited in various ways , and with corre- sponding variety in the sound produced . The oldest ...
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