Tyndall, John, 1820-1893 · London : Longmans, Green · leaf 174
oint 90° from the handle, INTERMITTEIs^T SOUNDS OF BELLS. 151 the same note is heard. In both these cases the handleoccupies the middle of a vibrating segment, loading thatsegment by its weight. But I now draw the bow at anangular distance of 45° from the handle; the note issensibly higher than… … cuted with a tea-cup the experiment here made with ajug. Now, bells often exhibit round their sound-bows alack of uniform thickness, tantamount to the want ofsymmetry in the case of our jug; and we shall learn sub-sequently, that the intermittent sound of many bells,noticed more particularly when…
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