Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana: or a fabrick of science natural, upon the hypothesis of atoms / Founded by Epicvrvs, repaired [by] Petrvs Gassendvs, augmented [by] Walter Charleton ... The first part.

  • Charleton, Walter, 1620-1707.
Date:
1654
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Credit: Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana: or a fabrick of science natural, upon the hypothesis of atoms / Founded by Epicvrvs, repaired [by] Petrvs Gassendvs, augmented [by] Walter Charleton ... The first part. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Chap. VI- Tbs Nature oj a Sound* p 208. Sect. I. A R T I C 1 \ N Elo^y of the fettfe of Hearing .• And the Relation of thu and the prai edent Chatter. 2 7/./? Affinity Vifible Audi¬ ble fpecies ; in their reprefentation of the fit- perficial Conditions of Ohjefts. ^ 20p 3 In theCaufes and manner of their Deftrufti- on. 4 In their Aainobolifm , or Dijfnfon , hoth Sphacrical Pyramidal. 210 5 In their certifying the fenfe of the Magnitude, Figure . and other Qjsalities of their Origi¬ nals. 6 In the obfenration of Lefs by Greater. 211 y Jn their o^erxe of the organs, when excejfve. Ibid. 8 In their produbfion of Hwf ^Multiplication. , ibid. o In their Variability, according to the various ibW. 10 Jn their chief Attributes., 0/Locomotion, Exfilition, Impaaion,Rerilition, Dilgrega- tion, Congregation. ‘bid. Sect. IL Art 1c • Vi odnB of the Framifes y concerning X the points of Confent , and T)ijfent of Audible andnfible Species: viz That Sounds rtr? Corporeal. _ , ^ 2, An obftruiJtiono/ prajudice , fom the gene¬ rally fuppofed repugnant Authorities of feme of the Ancients i expeded. ‘bid. 3 An Argument of the Cor^rkty of Sounds. 214 4 A Second Argument, ‘bid CO RO L L A RT. ‘b‘d. 5 Tie Catifes of Concurrent Echoes, vphere the Audient is e(]ually (almojt) diflant from the Sonant and Repercutient- ‘bid. CO RO LLA RT. 1. *^5 6 fi>hy CorxA\es yield the firongefl and longefi Sounds. jb'd. CO ROLL ART. 3. ‘bid 7 The reef01; of Concurrent Echoes, where the Au-clicr.t is neer the Refie^ent, and remote fom the fonant. ‘b‘d- COROLLART. a,. ‘bid- a Echoes Monophon rehearfefo much the fewer fyllables, by how much merer the audient ts to the Referent. ‘bid- coroll ART. y. ‘bid. 5, The reafonof Polyphon Ecktt. ‘bid. 10 A Third Argument of the Materiality of Sounds: 216 11 The neceffity of a certain Configuration in a Sound; inferred fom the DiftinElion of one found from anotheryby theSenfe. ibid. The fame confirmed by the Authority of Py¬ thagoras, Plato, and Ariftotle. ibid. 13 And by the Capacity of the moffubtle parts of the Aer a‘7 14 The Reafon and manner of the Diffilfion o/* Sounds, explicated by a congruous Simile.ibid. 15 The mofi fubtle Particles ^the Aer onely, the material 0/2.‘8 PARADOX. ibid-* 16 One and the fame numerical voice, not heard by two men, nor both ears of one man- ibid. 17 A PROBLEM not yet folved by any Philo^ fopher: svl.How fuch infiniteVariety of JVords is formed only by the various motions of the Tongue Lips. 21^ I 8 A Second {alfoyet unconeyueredi) Difficulty, viK.. the determinate Pcrnicity of the Aers mo¬ tion, when exploded from the Lungs, in Speech. ibid. 19 All Sounds Created by Motion , and that ei¬ ther when that intermediate Aer is confraEled by two folids mutually repfent; or when the aer u percuf by one Solid ; or when a folid is percuft by the Aer. ibid. 20 Rapidity of motion neceffary t» the Creation of a Sound, not in Firlt Cafe. 220 21 Buty in the Second and Laft. ibid. 22 That all Sounds are of equal Velocity in the Delation. ibid. 23 The Reafon thereof ibid. 24 To meafure the Velocity of great Sounds. 221 25 Sounds, not fubjebl to Retardation,/row ad- verfe ; nor AccclerationTrow Sccund fVinds.i ibid s. t Sect. III. Art ic. 1 Hat all Soundst where the Aer is percujfed X by one folid, are created immediately by the Frequency, not the Velocity of motion j dt- - monfirated. *2,2 2 And likewife, where the Aer is the Percutient. ibid. 2 That <t//Acute founds arife from the more,4»</ Grave from the lefs frequent percuffions of the aer, demonjlrat ed. 223 4 T/jf fuavity 0/ muf cal ContonunccSy deduced prom the more frequent; <iWInfuavity o/Dif- (omnccs from the lefs frecjuent 'Onion of the vibrations of firings, in their Tirms. 224 5 The fame Analytically prafented in Scheme. 226 6 A jujl andunanfwerableEnctpiXton againfi the - former Harmonical Hypothefis. ibid. 7 PROBLEM 11 In what infant , an Har- 1 ' monical