Experimental science. Elementary, practical and experimental physics (1890)
Hopkins, George M. (George Milton), 1842-1902 · New York, Munn & co. · leaf 147
however, a stoppedpipe, and shows how tones are modified by form andmaterial, the latter being clay. It produces a mellow tone,something like that of a flute. STRINGED INSTRUMENTS. The zither, no^v made in the form of an inexpensive andreally serviceable toy, originated in the Tyrol. It consistsof… … Zither. vibration of strings may be exhibited by means of this instru-ment. On damping one of the strings by placing the fingeror a pencil lightly against its center, and vibrating the string,at the same time removing the pencil, the string will yielda note which is an octave higher than its…
Physics · Lantern projection · Electric apparatus and appliances
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