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Goldsmith, Mike, 1962-

Sound : a very short introduction / Mike Goldsmith. - First edition. - xvi, 140 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 451 . - Very short introductions ; 451. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 129-130) and index.

Past sounds -- The nature of sound -- Sounds in harmony -- Hearing sound -- Electronic sound -- Ultrasound and infrasound -- Sound underwater and underground -- Sound out of place.

Sound is integral to how we experience the world, in the form of noise as well as music. But what is sound? What is the physical basis of pitch and harmony? And how are sound waves exploited in musical instruments? In this book Mike Goldsmith looks at the science of sound and explores sound in different contexts, covering the audible and inaudible, sound underground and underwater, acoustic and electric, and hearing in humans and animals. He also considers the problem of sound out of place - noise and its reduction.--

ISBN: 9780198708445 0198708440

LCCN: 2015945427

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB5E3958 bnb

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sound.
Hearing.
Hearing
Sound.
Geräusch
Akustik

LC Class. No.: QC225.15 / .G66 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 534