Sound: A Course of Lectures

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"Sound: A Course of Lectures" is a 19th-century scientific work that explains the principles of acoustics and the nature of sound in a series of accessible public lectures.

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instanceOf acoustics textbook
book
scientific work
aim to explain the principles of acoustics to non-specialists
coversTopic acoustic experiments
echoes
interference of sound
loudness
musical tones
nature of sound
pitch
propagation of sound in air
reflection of sound
resonance
timbre
vibration
wave motion
describedAs accessible explanation of the principles of acoustics
series of public lectures
educationalApproach demonstration-based teaching of physics
lecture-based exposition
educationalLevel introductory
fieldOfStudy physical acoustics
physics
format series of lectures
genre popular science
science education
hasForm lecture notes
hasPart individual lectures on specific aspects of sound
historicalPeriod Victorian era
intendedAudience general public
students of physics
isAbout how sound is perceived by humans
how sound is produced
how sound is transmitted
language English
mainSubject acoustics
sound
medium print
publicationCentury 19th century
timePeriodDescribed 19th-century physics understanding of sound
typeOfWork didactic work
usesMethod qualitative explanation
simple quantitative reasoning

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John Tyndall wrote Sound: A Course of Lectures