The Sound Book : : the Science of the Sonic Wonders of the World
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"Published in Great Britain by The Bodley Head under the title Sonic wonderland : a scientific odyssey of sound"--Title page verso.
The most reverberant place in the world -- Ringing rocks -- Barking fish -- Echoes of the past -- Going round the bend -- Singing sands -- The quietest places in the world -- Placing sound -- Future wonders.
"With forays into archaeology, neuroscience, biology, and design, Cox explains how sound is made and altered by the environment, how our body reacts to peculiar noises, and how these mysterious wonders illuminate sound's surprising dynamics in everyday settings, from your bedroom to the opera house"--Amazon.com.
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