Category: Science - Physics
The Nerves and Sensation—Production and Propagation of Sonorous Motion—Experiments on Sounding Bodies placed in Vacuo—Deadening of Sound by Hydrogen—Action of Hydrogen on the Voice—Propagation of Sound through Air of Varying Density—Reflection of Sound—Echoes—Refraction of Sou...
Introduction—Instruments and Observations—Contradictory Results from the 19th of May to the 1st of July inclusive—Solution of Contradictions—Aërial Reflection and its Causes—Aër...
19. Chapter III.). You then had frequent occasion to notice that, evenbefore perfect synchronism had been established between the string and the tuning-fork to which it was attached, the string began to respond to the fork. But you also noticed ho...
14. CHAPTER VLongitudinal Vibrations of a Wire—Relative Velocities of Sound in Brass and Iron—Longitudinal Vibrations of Rods fixed at One End—Of Rods free at Both Ends—Divisions and Overton...
10. CHAPTER IThe Nerves and Sensation—Production and Propagation of Sonorous Motion—Experiments on Sounding Bodies placed in Vacuo—Deadening of Sound by Hydrogen—Action of Hydrogen on the Vo...
15. CHAPTER VISinging Flames—Influence of the Tube surrounding the Flame—Influence of Size of Flame—Harmonic Notes of Flames—Effect of Unisonant Notes on Singing Flames—-Action of Sound on Na...
12. CHAPTER IIIVibration of Strings—How employed in Music—Influence of Sound-Boards—Laws of Vibrating Strings—Combination of Direct and Reflected Pulses—Stationary and Progressive Waves—Nodes...
11. CHAPTER IIPhysical Distinction between Noise and Music—A Musical Tone Produced by Periodic, Noise Produced by Unperiodic, Impulses—Production of Musical Sounds by Taps—Production of Music...
17. CHAPTER VIIILaw of Vibratory Motions in Water and Air—Superposition of Vibrations—Interference of Sonorous Waves—Destruction of Sound by Sound—Combined Action of Two Sounds nearly in Unison...
13. CHAPTER IVVibrations of a Rod fixed at Both Ends: its Subdivisions and Corresponding Overtones—Vibrations of a Rod fixed at One End—The Kaleidophone—The Iron Fiddle and Musical Box—Vibrat...
9. CHAPTER IXCombination of Musical Sounds—The smaller the Two Numbers which express the Ratio of their Rates of Vibration, the more perfect is the Harmony of Two Sounds—Notions of the Pytha...
18. CHAPTER IXCombination of Musical Sounds—The smaller the Two Numbers which express the Ratio of their Rates of Vibration, the more perfect is the Harmony of Two Sounds—Notions of the Pytha...
1. CHAPTER IThe Nerves and Sensation—Production and Propagation of Sonorous Motion—Experiments on Sounding Bodies placed in Vacuo—Deadening of Sound by Hydrogen—Action of Hydrogen on the Vo...
7. CHAPTER VIIIntroduction—Instruments and Observations—Contradictory Results from the 19th of May to the 1st of July inclusive—Solution of Contradictions—Aërial Reflection and its Causes—Aër...
5. CHAPTER VLongitudinal Vibrations of a Wire—Relative Velocities of Sound in Brass and Iron—Longitudinal Vibrations of Rods fixed at One End—Of Rods free at Both Ends—Divisions and Overton...
2. CHAPTER IIPhysical Distinction between Noise and Music—A Musical Tone Produced by Periodic, Noise Produced by Unperiodic, Impulses—Production of Musical Sounds by Taps—Production of Music...
6. CHAPTER VISinging Flames—Influence of the Tube surrounding the Flame—Influence of Size of Flame—Harmonic Notes of Flames—Effect of Unisonant Notes on Singing Flames—Action of Sound on Nak...
3. CHAPTER IIIVibration of Strings—How employed in Music—Influence of Sound-Boards—Laws of Vibrating String—Combination of Direct and Reflected Pulses—Stationary and Progressive Waves—Nodes a...
4. CHAPTER IVVibrations of a Rod fixed at Both Ends: its Subdivisions and Corresponding Overtones—Vibrations of a Rod fixed at One End—The Kaleidophone—The Iron Fiddle and Musical Box—Vibrat...
8. CHAPTER VIIILaw of Vibratory Motions in Water and Air—Superposition of Vibrations—Interference of Sonorous Waves—Destruction of Sound by Sound—Combined Action of Two Sounds nearly in Unison...