Elementary treatise on physics experimental and applied for the use of colleges and schools (1890)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, E. (Edmund) · New York : W. Wood · leaf 253
the humanvoice far exceeds anything that can be made artificially. The notes produced by men are deeper than those of women or boys,because in them the larynx is longer and the vocal chords larger and thicker ;hence, though equally elastic, they vibrate less swiftly. The vocal chordsare 18… … !36 On Sound. [259- compass of the individual voice is within two octaves, though this is exceededby some celebrated singers. Catalani, for instance, is said to have had arange of 3| octaves. The wave-length of the sounds emitted by a mans voice in ordinary con-versation is from 8 feet to 12 feet,…
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