This edition had all images removed.
Title: Sound
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Produced by Peter Vachuska, Chuck Greif, Turgut Dincer and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Sound" by John Tyndall is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the principles and phenomena of acoustics, exploring topics such as the propagation of sound, the physics of sound waves, and the interaction of sound with different media. It aims to improve public knowledge of science, particularly focusing on the nature of sound. The beginning of "Sound" introduces the reader to the basic concepts of acoustics, emphasizing the significance of nerve transmission in perceiving sound. Tyndall explains how sound is produced and propagated, using experiments to illustrate the behavior of sound waves in various conditions, including vacuums and different gases. He discusses the role of air in sound transmission and the influence of temperature and pressure on sound characteristics, setting the stage for deeper explorations into the science of sound throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
EBook No.: 54969
Published: Jun 23, 2017
Downloads: 196
Language: English
Subject: Sound
LoCC: Science: Physics
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Sound
Credits:
Produced by Peter Vachuska, Chuck Greif, Turgut Dincer and
the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at
http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Sound" by John Tyndall is a scientific publication written in the late 19th century. The book delves into the principles and phenomena of acoustics, exploring topics such as the propagation of sound, the physics of sound waves, and the interaction of sound with different media. It aims to improve public knowledge of science, particularly focusing on the nature of sound. The beginning of "Sound" introduces the reader to the basic concepts of acoustics, emphasizing the significance of nerve transmission in perceiving sound. Tyndall explains how sound is produced and propagated, using experiments to illustrate the behavior of sound waves in various conditions, including vacuums and different gases. He discusses the role of air in sound transmission and the influence of temperature and pressure on sound characteristics, setting the stage for deeper explorations into the science of sound throughout the book. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 55.7 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
Author: Tyndall, John, 1820-1893
EBook No.: 54969
Published: Jun 23, 2017
Downloads: 196
Language: English
Subject: Sound
LoCC: Science: Physics
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.