On the principles of sound; their application in the construction of public buildings; particularly to the new houses of Parliament; and assimilation with the mechanism of the human ear / By A.W. Webster.

  • Webster, Alphonso William.
Date:
1840
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Credit: On the principles of sound; their application in the construction of public buildings; particularly to the new houses of Parliament; and assimilation with the mechanism of the human ear / By A.W. Webster. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CONTENTS. PART I.—On the Principles of Sound. CHAP. I.—Introduction ......... II.—On the Origin and First Principles of Sound III.—On Motion in relation to Sound ...... IV.—Of Sonorous Pressure ....... V.—Of the Transmission of Sound through Air and Liquids, and the Sonorous Properties of different Substances VI.-—On the Attraction of Sonorous Atoms to Solid Bodies, and the Superficial Diffusion of Sound ..... VII.—On the General Principles of Sound, and Recapitulatory Remarks ......... PART II.—On the Application op the Principles op Sound to the Construction of Public Buildings . PART III.—On the Structure and Functions of the Human Ear. I.—The Anatomy of the Human Ear .... II.—Of the Adaptation of the Structure of the Ear to the Principles of Sound, or the Physiology of the Ear .... Conclusion ......... PAGE 3 6 14 20 25 35 45 55 65 81 108
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