Cyclopadic Science SimplifiedF. Warne and Company, 1869 - 685 pages |
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Page 506
... VIBRATIONS OF STRINGS , RODS , PLATES , AND COLUMNS OF AIR . The tuned string , according to one of our best dictionaries , means " the chord of a musical instrument , as of a harpsichord , harp , or violin . " The definition is to a ...
... VIBRATIONS OF STRINGS , RODS , PLATES , AND COLUMNS OF AIR . The tuned string , according to one of our best dictionaries , means " the chord of a musical instrument , as of a harpsichord , harp , or violin . " The definition is to a ...
Page 507
... vibrations of strings are in the inverse ratio of their diameters and in the inverse ratio of their lengths , knowing the number of vibrations made by a given string , this ... VIBRATION OF STRINGS . 507 LONGITUDINAL VIBRATIONS OF STRINGS.
... vibrations of strings are in the inverse ratio of their diameters and in the inverse ratio of their lengths , knowing the number of vibrations made by a given string , this ... VIBRATION OF STRINGS . 507 LONGITUDINAL VIBRATIONS OF STRINGS.
Page 509
... VIBRATING PLATES . In plates of a similar kind , the numbers of vibrations are in the inverse ratio of their homologous dimensions ; and in plates of the same shape , the numbers of vibrations are in the direct ratio of their thickness ...
... VIBRATING PLATES . In plates of a similar kind , the numbers of vibrations are in the inverse ratio of their homologous dimensions ; and in plates of the same shape , the numbers of vibrations are in the direct ratio of their thickness ...
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