A Textbook of Physics, Volume 2C. Griffin, 1906 |
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A Text-book of Physics: Sound, Volume 2 John Henry Poynting,Joseph John Thomson Volledige weergave - 1904 |
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amplitude axis beats BRYAN DONKIN cavity centre CHARLES GRIFFIN combination tones compression Crown 8vo curve of sines diameter diatonic scale disc displacement diagram distance disturbance drum Electrical energy Engineers equal EXETER STREET experiments fixed flame force fork frequency fundamental tone give given Handsome Cloth harmonic harmonic series heat holes Inst instrument intervals Large 8vo length LONDON longitudinal longitudinal waves loops Lord Rayleigh lower Marine Mechanical membrane Metallurgy method mode of vibration motion moving musical nodal nodal lines nodes observer obtained octave open end orifice overtones particle pendulum phase pipe piston pitch Plates position Practical pressure PROF prong rarefaction ratio reed reflection represent resonance Revised scale SECOND EDITION simple harmonic motion stationary waves Steam STRAND string superposition suppose swing temperature tion transverse transverse waves tube tuned tuning-fork upper velocity of sound volume vowel wave-length Young's modulus
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