Product Description: The plates of Brass are a source discussed in the Book of Mormon which became the basic scriptures of the Nephite nation. They were taken by the prophet Lehi and his family from Jerusalem to the new world prior to the Babylonian captivity...read more

Product Description: Sound and light are two fundamental aspects of experiencing life. For example, sound waves can be reflected off a surface, like an echo, and light can also be reflected, such as when people see themselves in a mirror. Although sound and light waves travel in slightly different ways, vibration is always the source of the motion...read more

Product Description: As a comprehensive reference dedicated to sound and vibration in buildings, Building Acoustics and Vibration addresses the basic and advanced principles that can be used to solve practical and theoretical problems typically encountered in building and architectural acoustic practices...read more

Describes how sound works, discussing vocal cords, sound waves, parts of the ear, ultrasound, and the speed of sound, and provides experiments related to it.

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Product Description: The mechanism of speech is a very complex one and in order to undertake any analysis of language it is important to understand the processes that go to make up the message that a speaker transmits and a listener receives. Professor Fry therefore first takes the reader through the various stages of the speech chain: from language units to nerve impulses to muscle movements to sound waves, and vice versa as the message is received and decoded...read more