Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1908-12-25
THE NEW PHYSICS.

gross error much SO as the old Ptolemac Theory
Astronomy publish book upon Sound which would thor
oughy expose those portions present theory that
erroneous, and be bulky Notwithstanding
that would within the reach of ALL
When the last volume of Elem was published, book of
900 pages and the first volume of the American Stallion
Register of pages also finished and printed there
seemed to be opening in which could do this And
happy that since left the Bread Loaf October
have finished such book, which type and will be
ready for the press in January. The title of tits
THE NEW PHYSICS"
But although the principles of the physics
several points; mainly taken up with condensed but
complete of the in the theory of sound
The book will exceed 800 pages including index and
appendix and will be well bound in cloth.
We wish say this connection, thatwhis have for
years opposed all undulaory theories variance with the
fundamental principles of creation and otherwise not only
tirely but very fooshy would willingly
give credit the work of scientists in investigating
of the principles of Sound of the remarkable useful
and benefcent of natures phenomena We refer such
Oersted Wheasone Savart Latour, Duhame Won Helm
ho Koeng and perhaps Others who with much labor
and skill have looked up and successfully explained of
the most difficult problems connected with this science
In work upon this book saw the desrabity of
knowledge regard to the graphophone and therefore
arranged for certain experiments Mddlebuy with following
results
The placed in with blank cylinder
that is paran and cylinder which had been used
into megaphone well defined ndentation made shaped
like the end of glass recorder:
The recorder passed portion cylinder without
sound being uttered forming only grooves then the cylinder
stopped the placed upon the gooved surface
The expermcncr haloocd loudly into the horn without
by disturbing the air The result indenaton in the
paafin and two grooves and up the next
On watching the recording stylus with magnfng glass
the pulverzed paran and up and
oIo +ba tbec
3.
The letter pronounced quickly into the horn and the
result a record extending about onehaf ccum
the cylinder the indenaons being alike in form
On ueng and c. the indentatons alike for the
letter. but those of letter different from those of each
Others each the extended about
one-ha circumference which quite large number of
ndenures made the production each letter This suggests
the explanation of the different eoloS in sound for though
similar, all these indentatiOns vary little
NO 4.
Recorder resting blank cylinder in notion few bars of
Home, Sweet Home sung into megaphone with
tnuou and strong voice. and time ordinary dinner
bell rung vigorously little back side singer
Result good record song, Home, Sweet Home but
whatever of the bell.
Three skilled musicians played Grand March, with piano,
VIOLIN and The result fairly good record of all
parts but that instrument that the loudes particular
time seemed predominant the others that portion of
the record.
8.
The and violin played the time different
in different keys, the piano accompanying the latter
different key and spite of discords fairly good record
obtained of each instrument
1t suggested in Ellen that the indenture are made by
the different themselves conducted by the daram
stylus the parafn and This view taken avoid
the apparent difficulty of several records being made the
tme-as when orchestra payed-by the operation
of the resultant of several forces
We have criticism of this explanation in "EHn
has been made But the above experiments show
that the stylus Wbratesfor lifting the recorder up
when the music playing including the cornet quite
powerful 'insrument), and holding finger against