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Sound: An Elementary Text-Book for Schools and Colleges - Brossura

Capstick, J. W.

 
9781107674585: Sound: An Elementary Text-Book for Schools and Colleges

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This 1922 book was created to provide students of physics with an introduction to the properties of sound.

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Descrizione del libro

This 1922 second edition of a title first published in 1913 was created to provide students of physics, and to a lesser extent music, with an introduction to the properties of sound. The text is structured in such a way as to increase accessibility for different readers.

Contenuti

1. The nature of sound; 2. Elasticity and vibrations; 3. Transverse waves; 4. Longitudinal waves; 5. Velocity of longitudinal waves; 6. Reflection and refraction. Doppler's principle; 7. Interference. Beats. Combination tones; 8. Resonance and forced vibrations; 9. Quality of musical notes; 10. Organ pipes; 11. Rods. Plates. Bells; 12. Acoustical measurements; 13. The phonograph, microphone and telephone; 14. Consonance; 15. Definition of intervals. Scales. Temperament; 16. Musical instruments; 17. Application of acoustical principles to military purposes; Questions; Answers to questions; Index.

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