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THE reader of Rayleigh's classical treatise on the theory of sound cannot hut feel that the subject is more of theoretical than of practical interest. It is true that the theoretical results have many illustrations in certain of their musical and technical aspects, but one does not feel that the theory has had much influence on the design work of the constructional engineer. In recent years, however, great progress has been made in applied acoustics, more especially in connexion with the problems of telegraphy, telephony, sound transmission and reproduction, and certain parts of the classical theory have been extensively employed to analyse and explain the problems and results that presented themselves in the technical developments of these subjects.
Theory of Vibrating Systems and Sound.
By Dr. Irving B. Crandall. Pp. x + 272, (London: Macmillan and Co., Ltd., 1927.) 20s. net.
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L., G. Theory of Vibrating Systems and Sound . Nature 120, 544 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/120544b0
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