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... Resonance Globe 31. - Ordinates of Eleven Waves transmitted in the same 43 56 57 M. Sondhauss's Instrument . . 58 63 66 Ordinates of Ten Waves . 71 71 73 78 34. - Seebeck's Siren 35. - Cagniard de Latour's Siren . 36. Interior View of ...
... Resonance Globe 31. - Ordinates of Eleven Waves transmitted in the same 43 56 57 M. Sondhauss's Instrument . . 58 63 66 Ordinates of Ten Waves . 71 71 73 78 34. - Seebeck's Siren 35. - Cagniard de Latour's Siren . 36. Interior View of ...
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... resonant box bearing on its upper surface wrest - pins , and two bridges set at a fixed distance , usually one or two metres apart . The space between these is occupied by a graduated scale , and a travelling bridge slides along the ...
... resonant box bearing on its upper surface wrest - pins , and two bridges set at a fixed distance , usually one or two metres apart . The space between these is occupied by a graduated scale , and a travelling bridge slides along the ...
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... resonance - box are clamps of solid metal faced with lead . A scale , usually of 1 metre or more in length , is placed below the string , which can be stretched either by wrest - pins or by a weight . A leaden clamp travels along the ...
... resonance - box are clamps of solid metal faced with lead . A scale , usually of 1 metre or more in length , is placed below the string , which can be stretched either by wrest - pins or by a weight . A leaden clamp travels along the ...
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... resonant body , and the tone materially augmented by consonance . The sound of a tuning - fork , when struck alone ... resonance chamber , which reinforces the ground tone at the expense of the others , as will be explained in a later ...
... resonant body , and the tone materially augmented by consonance . The sound of a tuning - fork , when struck alone ... resonance chamber , which reinforces the ground tone at the expense of the others , as will be explained in a later ...
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... resonance box having a quarter of this wave - length or 7 ยท 65 in . will be found to produce the most complete consonance . sharp A of 456 vibrations per second used in English orchestras has a wave - length of only two ft . 5.2 in ...
... resonance box having a quarter of this wave - length or 7 ยท 65 in . will be found to produce the most complete consonance . sharp A of 456 vibrations per second used in English orchestras has a wave - length of only two ft . 5.2 in ...
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acoustical alteration apparatus arytenoid cartilages bassoon beats bell cartilages cavity clarinet comma consonant corresponding density determined diameter diapason digitals disc distance double elastic enharmonic epiglottis equal equal temperament excited experiments Fahrenheit fifth fixed flame flat flute fork friction fundamental note give given harmonic harmonium heard heat Helmholtz human voice inch instrument intervals keyboard keys length longitudinal Lord Rayleigh lower major sixth major third means membrane metal method metres Minor Sixth minor third monochord motion musical sound musical tones named nodes number of vibrations oboe observed obtained octave ordinary organ orifice pendulum perfect perfect fifths pitch plate prime tone produced prongs ratio reed resonance rotating scale schismas segments semitone sharp sharpened simple siren sonorous source of sound string temperament temperature termed tonometer triad tube tuned tuning-fork unison upper partial tones velocity of sound vibration number violin wave wave-length wire