On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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Page xvi
... intervention of any Substance Its Intensity invariable - General Laws - Recapitulation Distances of the Bodies - - and Conclusion NOTES INDEX 424 429 .. 479 THE CONNECTION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES . INTRODUCTION . SCIENCE -xvi CONTENTS .
... intervention of any Substance Its Intensity invariable - General Laws - Recapitulation Distances of the Bodies - - and Conclusion NOTES INDEX 424 429 .. 479 THE CONNECTION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES . INTRODUCTION . SCIENCE -xvi CONTENTS .
Page 131
... note . The quality of a musical note depends upon the abruptness , and its intensity upon the violence and extent of the original impulse . In the theory of harmony the only property of sound taken into consideration is the pitch ...
... note . The quality of a musical note depends upon the abruptness , and its intensity upon the violence and extent of the original impulse . In the theory of harmony the only property of sound taken into consideration is the pitch ...
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... note was dis- tinctly heard by M. Savart and by several people who were present , which convinced him that with another apparatus still more acute sounds might be rendered audible . For the deep tones M. Savart employed a bar of iron ...
... note was dis- tinctly heard by M. Savart and by several people who were present , which convinced him that with another apparatus still more acute sounds might be rendered audible . For the deep tones M. Savart employed a bar of iron ...
Page 134
... notes of different pitches and intensities , sounded together at a little distance , would arrive at the ear in different times . A rapid succession of notes would in this case produce confusion and discord . But , as the rapidity with ...
... notes of different pitches and intensities , sounded together at a little distance , would arrive at the ear in different times . A rapid succession of notes would in this case produce confusion and discord . But , as the rapidity with ...
Page 140
... note of the string ; if it be lightly touched exactly in the middle , so as to retain that point at rest , each half will then vibrate twice as fast as the whole , but in opposite directions ; the ventral or bulging segments will be ...
... note of the string ; if it be lightly touched exactly in the middle , so as to retain that point at rest , each half will then vibrate twice as fast as the whole , but in opposite directions ; the ventral or bulging segments will be ...
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