On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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... the Bodies Not impeded by the intervention of any Substance - Its Intensity invariable General Laws Recapitulation ― and Conclusion NOTES INDEX 424 429 479 THE CONNECTION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES . INTRODUCTION . SCIENCE xvi CONTENTS .
... the Bodies Not impeded by the intervention of any Substance - Its Intensity invariable General Laws Recapitulation ― and Conclusion NOTES INDEX 424 429 479 THE CONNECTION OF THE PHYSICAL SCIENCES . INTRODUCTION . SCIENCE xvi CONTENTS .
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... notes in music , or vibrations from the deep tones of an organ . The heavens afford the most sublime subject of study ... ( Note 1 ) of the earth's orbit the first step of a scale by which he may ascend to the starry firma- ment . Such ...
... notes in music , or vibrations from the deep tones of an organ . The heavens afford the most sublime subject of study ... ( Note 1 ) of the earth's orbit the first step of a scale by which he may ascend to the starry firma- ment . Such ...
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... 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 of the organ to the highest known cry of insects ; and he observes with his usual originality that , as there is nothing in the nature of the atmos- phere to prevent the existence of vibrations incomparably more frequent than any ...
... note of the organ to the highest known cry of insects ; and he observes with his usual originality that , as there is nothing in the nature of the atmos- phere to prevent the existence of vibrations incomparably more frequent than any ...
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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 ...
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