Charles Wheatstone
Biographic Data
| ID | 10677849 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Charles Wheatstone |
| GIVEN NAMES | Charles |
| FAMILY NAME | Wheatstone |
| SIGNATURE | WHEATSTONE C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Google (United States) |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 1 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1833 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1833 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
XXV. On the figures obtained by strewing sand on vibrating surfaces, commonly called acoustic figures
Half a century has nearly elapsed since the attention of philosophers was first called to the curious phenomena exhibited when sand is strewed on vibrating surfaces. Long before this time, Galileo had noticed that small pieces of bristle laid on the sounding-board of a musical instrument, were violently agitated on some parts of the surface, whilst on other parts they did not appear to move; and our own countryman Dr. Hooke, whose sagacity in a…
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XXV. On the figures obtained by strewing sand on vibrating surfaces, commonly called acoustic figures
Half a century has nearly elapsed since the attention of philosophers was first called to the curious phenomena exhibited when sand is strewed on vibrating surfaces. Long before this time, Galileo had noticed that small pieces of bristle laid on the sounding-board of a musical instrument, were violently agitated on some parts of the surface, whilst on other parts they did not appear to move; and our own countryman Dr. Hooke, whose sagacity in a…
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