Tyndall, John, 1820-1893 · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 149
llating in parts, the rod oscil- li>S LFXTURE lY lates as a whole, the partial oscillation;: being superposedupon the large one. You notice, moreover, that the amplitude of the partjal oscillations depends upon the promptness of the strokeWhen the stroke is sluggish, the partial division is… … Q^O^ executed with vigour. If the vibrations of this rod wererapid enough to produce a musical sound, the oscillationsof the rod as a whole would correspond to its fundamentaltone, while the division of the rod into two vibrating partswould correspond to the first of its overtones. If, more-over,…
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