 Soon after the music commenced, I observed that the flame of the last-mentioned burner exhibited pulsations in height which were exactly synchronous with the audible beats. This phenomenon was very striking to every one in the room, and especially so...  The American Journal of Science and Arts - Page 621858Full view - About this book
 | Eneas Sweetland Dallas - England - 1868 - 592 pages
...after the music commenced, I observed that the flames of a fish-tail gas-burner exhibited pulsations which were exactly synchronous with the audible beats....of flame. A deaf man might have seen the harmony." By experiment, he found that the vibrations were not due to the shaking of the walls and floor of the... | |
 | James Samuelson, Henry Lawson, William Sweetland Dallas - Science - 1867 - 544 pages
...gas flames, Dr. Leconte says : — "Soon after the music commenced, I observed that the flame of the burner exhibited pulsations in height which were exactly...flame gradually increased, became somewhat irregular, anji finally it began to flare continuously, emitting the characteristic sound indicating the escape... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - Science - 1869 - 636 pages
...perfectly even the trills of this instrument were reflected on the sheet of flame. A dt.nf man might hitre seen the harmony. As the evening advanced, and the diminished consumption of gas in the city mcreas&l the jrrcssurc, the phenomenon became more conspicuous. The jumping of the flame gradually... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - Science - 1869 - 646 pages
...even the trills of this instrument were reflected on the sheet of flame. A deaf man might have aeen the harmony. As the evening advanced, and the diminished consumption of gas in the city increaaed the pressure, the phenomenon became more conspicuous. The jumping of the flame gradually... | |
 | Catholic literature - 1873 - 806 pages
...exceedingly interesting to observe how perfectly even the trills of this instrument were rellected on the sheet of flame. A deaf man might have seen the harmonjI." By experiment, he found that the vibrations were not due to the shaking of the walls and... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1875 - 466 pages
...which were exactly synchronous with the audible beats. This phenomenon was very striking to everyone in the room, and especially so when the strong notes...pressure, the phenomenon became more conspicuous. The juu fling of the flame gradually increased, became somewhat irregular, i This able paper -was the starting-point... | |
 | John Tyndall - Science - 1875 - 628 pages
...observe how perfectly even the trills of this instrument were reflected on the sheet of flame. A denf man might have seen the harmony. As the evening advanced,...pressure, the phenomenon became more conspicuous. The ju , ping of the flame gradually increased, became somewhat irregular, 1 This able paper was the starting-point... | |
 | Andrew Wynter - Essays - 1875 - 556 pages
...flames of the burners pulsated synchronously with the audible beats. Even the trills of the violoncello were reflected on the sheet of flame ; " a deaf man might have seen the harmony." He noticed that as the evening advanced and as the decreased consumption of gas increased the pressure,... | |
 | Royal Institution of Great Britain - Science - 1869 - 652 pages
...observed that the flameof the last-mentioned burner exhibited pulsations in height which were ezadiy synchronous with the audible beats. This phenomenon...the sheet of flame. A deaf man might have seen the hannony. As the evening advanced, and the diminished consumption of gas in the city increased the pressure,... | |
 | Matter - 1858 - 1152 pages
...of this instrument ware reflected on the sheet of flame. 4 deaf man might have sees the hariiso*y. As the evening advanced, and the diminished consumption of gas in the ctiy increased the pressure, the -phenomenon beoame more conspicuous. The jumping of the flame gradually... | |
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