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Physics of the household (1914)

Lynde, Carleton John, b. 1872 · New York : Macmillan · leaf 294

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ide row, the notesdo, mi, sol, do are obtained. When the air jet passesthrough a hole, it produces awave in the air on the oppositeside of the disk. We learn fromthis experiment that the num-ber of waves per second whichproduce the notes do, mi, sol, doare in the ratio 24, 30, 36, 48. We can… … Fig. 206. — The notes do, mi, sol, do. Notes C D E F G A B c do re mi fa sol la 5* do ratio 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 ratio I 9g f 1 3 1 ¥ 2 This means, not that the notes of a musical scale are pro-duced by 24, 27, 30, etc., vibrations per second, but that thevibrations per second are in this ratio.…

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