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Walker, Jearl – Scientific American, 1984
Discusses the acoustics of bells by examining what determines the quality of a bell, the frequency it emits, and the note perceived by the listener. The analysis concentrates on a ship's bell but also considers several handbells. Laboratory bench set up for studying bells and nodal lines of bells are illustrated. (BC)
Descriptors: Acoustics, College Science, High Schools, Higher Education
