Tyndall, John, 1820-1893 · New York : Appleton · leaf 254
flutteringnoise announces a rhythmic action.We have already learned what can be done when a pipe isassociated with such a flutter; we have learned that thepipe selects a special pulse from the flutter, and raises itby resonance to a musical sound. In a similar mannerthe noise of a flame may be… … 240 SOUND. so as to abolish in a great degree the other pulses, com-pelling the flame to vibrate in periods answering to theselected one. And this reaction can become so powerful—the timed shock of the reflected pulses may accumulate tosuch an extent—as to beat the flame, even when very large,iuto…
Sound
Internet Archive · California Digital Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
