Treatise on Acoustics: The First Comprehensive English Translation of E. F. F. Chladni's Traité D'Acoustique

E.F.F. Chladni’s experiments and observations with sound and vibrations profoundly influenced the development of the field of Acoustics. The famous Chladni diagrams along with other observations are contained in __Die Akustik__, published in German in 1802 and __Traité d’Acoustique__, a greatly expanded version, published in French in 1809. This is the first comprehensive translation of the expanded French version of __Traité d’Acoustique__, using the 1802 German publication for reference and clarification. The translation was undertaken by Robert T. Beyer, PhD (1920-2008), noted acoustician, Professor of Physics at Brown University, and Gold Medal recipient of the Acoustical Society of America. Along with many other projects completed over the course of his career, Dr. Beyer translated Von Neumann’s seminal work, __Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics__ from the original German, spent 30 years translating Russian physics treatises and journals, served as editor of the English translation of the Soviet __Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics__, and also authored __Sounds of our Times: Two Hundred Years of Acoustics__. This is the first comprehensive translation of the expanded French version of E.F.F. Chladni's Traité d'Acoustique, using Chladni's 1802 Die Akustik for reference and clarification. Chladni's experiments and observations with sound and vibrations profoundly influenced the development of the field of Acoustics. The famous Chladni diagrams along with other observations are contained in Die Akustik, published in German in 1802 and Traité d'Acoustique, a greatly expanded version, published in French in 1809. The present translation was undertaken by Robert T. Beyer, PhD (1920-2008), noted acoustician, Professor of Physics at Brown University, and Gold Medal recipient of the Acoustical Society of America. Along with many other projects completed over the course of his career, Dr. Beyer translated Von Neumann's seminal work, Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics from the original German, spent 30 years translating Russian physics treatises and journals, served as editor of the English translation of the Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics, and also authored Sounds of our Times: Two Hundred Years of Acoustics. Represents the first comprehensive English translation of a seminal work in acoustics Translated by a prominent acoustician, and former Gold Medal recipient of the Acoustical Society of America In addition to the classic experiments with glass plates and violin bows, covers topics in music, architecture, and anatomy of human and animal hearing Appeals to a wide audience in physics, acoustics, and history of science Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi Preliminary Observations....Pages 1-2 Front Matter....Pages 3-3 Section 1: Primary Ratios....Pages 5-18 Section 2: Altered Ratios or Temperament....Pages 19-25 Front Matter....Pages 27-27 Section 1: General Remarks....Pages 29-32 Section 2: Vibrations of Strings....Pages 33-39 Section 3: Vibrations of a Stretched Membrane....Pages 41-42 Section 4: Vibrations of the Air in a Wind Instrument....Pages 43-55 Section 5: Vibrations of a Rod or a Straight Strip....Pages 57-67 Section 6: Vibrations of a Bent Rod....Pages 69-71 Section 7: Vibrations of Plates....Pages 73-122 Section 8: Vibrations of Bells and Vessels....Pages 123-126 Section 9: On the Coexistence of Several Modes of Vibration in the Same Sounding Body....Pages 127-134 Section 10: On the Coexistence of Vibrations with Other Sorts of Motions....Pages 135-136 Front Matter....Pages 137-137 Section 1: On the Propagation of Sound Through Air and Through Other Gaseous Fluids....Pages 139-162 Section 2: On the Propagation of Sound Through Liquids and Solids....Pages 163-170 Front Matter....Pages 171-171 Section 1: Human Hearing....Pages 173-181 Section 2: The Hearing of Different Animals....Pages 183-186 Back Matter....Pages 187-227 E.F.F. Chladni's experiments and observations with sound and vibrations profoundly influenced the development of the field of Acoustics. The famous Chladni diagrams along with other observations are contained in Die Akustik , published in German in 1802 and Traité d'Acoustique , a greatly expanded version, published in French in 1809. This is the first comprehensive translation of the expanded French version of Traité d'Acoustique , using the 1802 German publication for reference and clarification. The translation was undertaken by Robert T. Beyer, PhD (1920-2008), noted acoustician, Professor of Physics at Brown University, and Gold Medal recipient of the Acoustical Society of America. Along with many other projects completed over the course of his career, Dr. Beyer translated Von Neumann's seminal work, Mathematical Foundations of Quantum Mechanics from the original German, spent 30 years translating Russian physics treatises and journals, served as editor of the English translation of the Soviet Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics , and also authored Sounds of our Times: Two Hundred Years of Acoustics .