The Theory of Sound in Its Relation to MusicH.S. King & Company, 1876 - 187 páginas |
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... communication with the external air at suitable points by means of pistons in the cornet , and by means of the fingers and of the keys in the flute . The effect may be compared with that obtained when a point in a vibrating string is ...
... communication with the external air at suitable points by means of pistons in the cornet , and by means of the fingers and of the keys in the flute . The effect may be compared with that obtained when a point in a vibrating string is ...
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... communication on one side with a gas - tube c by means of the small tube d , and on the other with the small tube ƒ , which ends in a gas - burner . The gas then enters the capsule , fills it , and passes through the small tube and the ...
... communication on one side with a gas - tube c by means of the small tube d , and on the other with the small tube ƒ , which ends in a gas - burner . The gas then enters the capsule , fills it , and passes through the small tube and the ...
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... communicate it to fresh layers in their neighbourhood , and so on . Vibration seems , then , to travel from layer to layer , and when circumstances permit , in every direction . The vibra- tory movement is not possible if each particle ...
... communicate it to fresh layers in their neighbourhood , and so on . Vibration seems , then , to travel from layer to layer , and when circumstances permit , in every direction . The vibra- tory movement is not possible if each particle ...
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... communication can thus be made between two distant parts of a building . Theoreti- cally , there is no limit to such transmission in cylindrical tubes ; in practice , however , the sound grows gradually weaker in long tubes , because ...
... communication can thus be made between two distant parts of a building . Theoreti- cally , there is no limit to such transmission in cylindrical tubes ; in practice , however , the sound grows gradually weaker in long tubes , because ...
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... communication with the sounding - board of a pianoforte or other musical instrument , and transmits all its notes to the other extremity . To make these perceptible , it need only be fixed to some other instrument a violin , harp , or ...
... communication with the sounding - board of a pianoforte or other musical instrument , and transmits all its notes to the other extremity . To make these perceptible , it need only be fixed to some other instrument a violin , harp , or ...
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