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 288
7, orthe velocity of sound in this wood is 14-3 times that in air. Stefan has determined the velocity of sound in soft bodies by attachingthem, in the form of rods, to long glass or wooden rods. The compound rodwas made to vibrate, and the number of vibrations of the note was deter-mined. Knowing… … Fig. 271 -284] Vibration of Plates 271 Scratching and scraping sounds are produced by moving a rod over asmooth surface ; the rod is thereby put in vibration, which vibrations areregular for a short interval, but frequently change their period during themotion. 284. Vibration of plates.—In order to…
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