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Cox, Trevor J.
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Sound.
Sound -- Reverberation.
Noise.
Nature -- Miscellanea.
Natural history -- Miscellanea.
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Cox, Trevor J.
Sound.
Sound -- Reverberation.
Noise.
Nature -- Miscellanea.
Natural history -- Miscellanea.
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The sound book : the science of the sonic wonders of the world / Trevor Cox.
by
Cox, Trevor J.
W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.
Call #:
534 C878s
Subjects
Sound.
Sound -- Reverberation.
Noise
.
Nature -- Miscellanea.
Natural history -- Miscellanea.
ISBN:
9780393239799 (hc.)
0393239799 (hc.)
Alternate title:
Sonic wonderland : a scientific odyssey of sound.
Edition:
First American edition.
Description:
331 pages : map ; 25 cm.
Notes:
"Published in Great Britain by The Bodley Head under the title Sonic wonderland : a scientific odyssey of sound"--Title page verso.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The most reverberant place in the world -- Ringing rocks -- Barking fish -- Echoes of the past -- Going round the bend -- Singing sands -- The quietest places in the world -- Placing sound -- Future wonders.
Summary:
"With forays into archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment, how our body reacts to peculiar noises, and how these mysterious wonders illuminate sound's surprising dynamics in everyday settings, from your bedroom to the opera house"--Amazon.com.
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534 C878s
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Jun 28, 2024
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534 C878s
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Jul 15, 2024
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