Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1909-02-12
THE NEW PHYSICS.
BY JOSEPH BATTELL.
P R E FACE
Copyright 1909, by JOSEPH BATTELL.

Undulatory Theory of Sound from the Article Acous
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edon) "by the original editor of the Encyclopedia Metro
polana assisted by professional and other genemep
Strange is that topic which has exercised the of
Bacon Newton Boyle and which
modern expermene have also directed their attention. little that
satisfactory theory be produced There is fact hardly
acoustics be offered with confidence the reader
Embracing phenomena of
mankind from the earliest period of history and which it
neced with music and meditation of the human voice. offers
much that the highest degree essential to the pleasure of social
intercourse philosophical theory uded
research We SHALL in this article therefore only record of
the best opinions upon the subject that have given by pre-
decessors fairly avowing readers that look better
digest of past experiments and many additional for
satisfactory theory than that has yet been offered every
that have being important points, inconsistent
with well recorded fact observations
Philosophers attempting find the immediate
notion tell that all bodies infinite number of invisible
parts copuscles perfectly hard and ncompressbe that these
surrounded by particles differing according the different union and
figures their and that these last being
by external power impulse have constant tendency restore
themselves their settled and former 1t is this the
latter particles which NJ Peau and Others consider the oxmae
sound So that if rightly understand this theory,
simply struggle the elastic portion bodies which produces the
phenomenon question But what has been offered the
objections the Newonian system Of
sounds 1t urged that this theory only with the motion
fluid whereas sounds are known forward
through explain their progress
through second theory be formed that theories
be made explain similar effect which is equally contrary
the simplicity of true philosophy and of
To get rid this difficulty the scientists have changed
their in regard declaring that it is
tirely elastic
argued that vermicular notion repre-
the velocity with which sounds In Short urged,
that such fluctuations described when coming
bodies would obct and onfound each other
that they conveyed to the by such should
nothing but medley discordant and broken cuatons.
But this equally with the contradictory experience
hear the fullest only without confusion but with the
highest pleasure These objections have another theory
which shall likewise before the reader though appears
liable objections, which shall be afterwards noticed"
In the article Sound in the work this subject is
further discussed as follows
infancy philosophy, held be separate
something which would although hearing
This conceived waited through the organ hearing,
which supposed effect resembling that in which
no affected when they give the sensation of smell 1t
the Patonc Species fitted exciting the intellectual species,
which immediate object the contemplation
early days science ome and particular
held that
sound only the particular motion of external gross
popgated the and there producing that agitation of the
by which soul Immediately affected with the sensation
quoted Diogenes Glib 1887, Hearing
produced the thing sounding
the The air agtated spherical form, and off
and falls the the the csten
duates when has been thrown it, The ncents
remarkable for precision either conception argument
their discussions they contend with general
things followed Paonic notions many
opinion Zeno, without any further attempts give distinct
conception the explanation compare with experiment.
the time the and psychologists busy
employed in the of hearing.
pressed with the XaditY this doctrine aerial undnations being