Elementary treatise on physics, experimental and applied : for the use of colleges and schools (1906)
Ganot, A. (Adolphe), 1804-1887, Atkinson, Edmund, 1831-1901, Reinold, A. W. (Arnold William), 1843-1921 · New York : Wood · leaf 228
pressure the sound is transmitted ; butin proportion as the air is exhausted thesound becomes feebler, and cannot be heardin a vacuum. To ensure the success of the experiment,the bellwork or the musical box must beplaced on wadding or on a block of vul-canised rubber ; for otherwise the vibrations… … Fig. 220 -226] Propagation of Soujid in Air 211 the sound of the bell will l)e heard, showing that soiuid is propagated in thismedium as in air. Sound is also propagated in liquids. When two stones are struck againsteach other under water, the shock is distinctly heard ; and a diver at thebottom of…
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