Acoustics In Relation To Architecture And Building

Acoustics in Relation to Architecture and Building

Acoustics in Relation to Architecture and Building

Excerpt from Acoustics in Relation to Architecture and Building: The Laws of Sound as Applied to the Arrangement of Buildings This manual does not profess to furnish the reader with either facts or principles previously unknown. It has simply been framed with a wish to afford, in a somewhat connected form, as much information relative to the laws of sound and their application to the arrangement of buildings as could be collected from trustworthy sources. Even to accomplish tins much, however, it was necessary to institute a wide search; for this, the most practical application of the science of Acoustics, is a subject confessedly obscure, and has been but little studied. The very names of the few authors who have written upon it were not extensively known, and much that seemed to bear upon the subject had to be procured rather from the personal testimony of those practically acquainted with buildings, than from books. It became, therefore, necessary to trespass largely on the kindness of professional and scientific men; and the Author has much pleasure in acknowledging the assistance he has received from many sources. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Acoustics in relation to architecture and building