On the Connexion of the Physical SciencesJ. Murray, 1858 - 523 pages |
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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 136
... note , the glass together with the liquid it contains must vibrate in unison as a system , which it cannot do in consequence of the fixed air rising through the wine and disturbing its homo- geneity , because , the vibrations of the gas ...
... note , the glass together with the liquid it contains must vibrate in unison as a system , which it cannot do in consequence of the fixed air rising through the wine and disturbing its homo- geneity , because , the vibrations of the gas ...
Page 139
... notes differ much from one another , the alter- nations will resemble a rattle ; and if the strings be in perfect ... note is the consequence . If the fork be held upright about a foot from the ear , and turned round its axis while ...
... notes differ much from one another , the alter- nations will resemble a rattle ; and if the strings be in perfect ... note is the consequence . If the fork be held upright about a foot from the ear , and turned round its axis while ...
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 ...
Page 141
... note , but will detect all the others sounding along with it , though with less and less intensity as their pitch becomes higher . According to the law of co - existing undulations , the whole string and each of its aliquot parts are in ...
... note , but will detect all the others sounding along with it , though with less and less intensity as their pitch becomes higher . According to the law of co - existing undulations , the whole string and each of its aliquot parts are in ...
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