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Sonic Wonderland - A Scientific Odyssey of Sound (Paperback)
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Sonic Wonderland - A Scientific Odyssey of Sound (Paperback)
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List price R402
Loot Price R327
Discovery Miles 3 270
You Save R75 (19%)
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As an acoustic engineer, Trevor Cox has spent his career
eradicating unwanted noises - echoes in concert halls, clamour in
classrooms. Until the day he heard something so astonishing that he
had an epiphany: rather than quashing rare or bizarre sounds, we
should be celebrating these sonic treasures. This is the story of
his investigation into the mysteries of these Sonic Wonders of the
World. In the Mojave Desert he finds sand dunes that sing. In
France he discovers an echo that tells jokes. In California he
drives down a musical road that plays the William Tell Overture. In
Cathedrals across the world he learns how acoustics changed the
history of the Church. Touching on physics, music, archaeology,
neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made
and altered by the environment and how our body reacts to peculiar
noises - from the exotic sonic wonders he encounters on his
journey, or the equally unique and surprising sounds of our
everyday environment. In a world dominated by the visual, Sonic
Wonderland encourages us to become better listeners and to open our
ears to the glorious cacophony around us. Listen to a selection of
astonishing sounds here: https://soundcloud.com/sonicwonderland
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