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Page 29
... farther than in the open air . The cause is , for that the sound spendeth , and is dissipated in the open air ; but in such concaves it is conserved and contracted . So also in a piece of ordnance , if you speak in the touch- hole , and ...
... farther than in the open air . The cause is , for that the sound spendeth , and is dissipated in the open air ; but in such concaves it is conserved and contracted . So also in a piece of ordnance , if you speak in the touch- hole , and ...
Page 30
... farther off , in an evening or in the night , than at the noon or in the day . The cause is , for that in the day , when the air is more thin , no doubt , the sound pierceth better ; but when the air is more thick , as in the night ...
... farther off , in an evening or in the night , than at the noon or in the day . The cause is , for that in the day , when the air is more thin , no doubt , the sound pierceth better ; but when the air is more thick , as in the night ...
Page 32
... farther off . And the cause is , for that the base string striketh | mentum 134. " more air , and the treble less air , but with a sharper percussion . Experiments in consort touching equality and in- equality of sounds . We have spoken ...
... farther off . And the cause is , for that the base string striketh | mentum 134. " more air , and the treble less air , but with a sharper percussion . Experiments in consort touching equality and in- equality of sounds . We have spoken ...
Page 36
... farther heard forwards from the mouth of the piece , than backwards , or on the sides . 205. It may be doubted , that sounds do move better downwards than upwards . Pulpits are placed high above the people . And when the ancient ...
... farther heard forwards from the mouth of the piece , than backwards , or on the sides . 205. It may be doubted , that sounds do move better downwards than upwards . Pulpits are placed high above the people . And when the ancient ...
Page 37
... farther side of a close wall , if the wall be very thick , you shall not be heard ; and if there were a hogshead empty , whereof the sides were some two foot thick , and the bunghole stopped ; I conceive the resounding sound , by the ...
... farther side of a close wall , if the wall be very thick , you shall not be heard ; and if there were a hogshead empty , whereof the sides were some two foot thick , and the bunghole stopped ; I conceive the resounding sound , by the ...
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