Essentials of physicsW.B. Saunders, 1896 - 319 pages |
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... vibrations . The body which produces sound is a sonorous body . In England and Germany a vibration comprises a motion to and fro ; in France it is to or fro , a movement in only one direction . How are sounds propagated ? The vibrations ...
... vibrations . The body which produces sound is a sonorous body . In England and Germany a vibration comprises a motion to and fro ; in France it is to or fro , a movement in only one direction . How are sounds propagated ? The vibrations ...
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... vibrating tele- graph wires produce beats . The Vibrations of Strings and Columns of Air . What are the laws of transverse vibrations of strings ? Stretched strings of catgut or of metal wire vibrate either trans- versely or ...
... vibrating tele- graph wires produce beats . The Vibrations of Strings and Columns of Air . What are the laws of transverse vibrations of strings ? Stretched strings of catgut or of metal wire vibrate either trans- versely or ...
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... vibrating plates . Bells do not vibrate as a whole , but in equal parts , separated by nodal lines . Vibrations of membranes are illustrated in the drum , the con- tained air also vibrating . How may vibrations be studied graphically ...
... vibrating plates . Bells do not vibrate as a whole , but in equal parts , separated by nodal lines . Vibrations of membranes are illustrated in the drum , the con- tained air also vibrating . How may vibrations be studied graphically ...
Contents
BOOK I | 17 |
The Attractions of Matter | 26 |
Matter Force and Motion | 33 |
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