On Sound and Atmospheric Vibrations with the Mathematical Elements of Music (Hardcover)

1871. Designed for the Use of Students of the University. Contents: General Recognition of the Air as the Medium which Conveys Sound; Properties of Air, on which the Formation and Transmission of Sound Depend; Theory of Undulations, as Applied to Sound; and Investigation of the Passage of a Wave of Air Through a Cylindrical Pipe or of a Plane Wave Through the Atmosphere Generally; Investigation of the Motion of a Wave of Air through the Atmosphere Considered as of Two or Three Dimensions; Transmission of Waves of Soniferous Vibrations through Different Gases, Solids and Fluids; Experiments on the Velocity of Sound and on the Pressure Accompanying Atmospheric Waves; and Comparison of the Experimental Results with the Results of Theory; On Musical Sounds and the Manner of Producing Them; On the Elements of Musical Harmony and Melody and of Simple Musical Composition; On Instrumental Music and the Adaptations of Music Required by Special Instruments; and On the Human Organs of Speech and Hearing.

General

Imprint:	Kessinger Publishing Co
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	July 2007
First published:	July 2007
Authors:	George Biddell Airy
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Sewn / Cloth over boards
Pages:	300
ISBN-13:	978-0-548-03514-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Physics > Classical mechanics > Sound, vibration & waves (acoustics)
LSN:	0-548-03514-8
Barcode:	9780548035146

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