CONTENTS 



OF THE SECOND VOLUME, 



THE SECONDARY MECHANICAL SCIENCES 



BOOK VIII. 

 HISTORY OF ACOUSTICS. 



PAGE 



Introduction k 23 



CHAPTER I. PRELUDE TO THE SOLUTION OF PROBLEMS IN 



ACOUSTICS 24 



CHAPTER II. PROBLEM OF THE VIBRATIONS OF STRINGS.. 28 

 CHAPTER III. PROBLEM OF THE PROPAGATION OF SOUND.. 32 



CHAPTER IV. PROBLEM OF DIFFERENT SOUNDS OF THE 



SAME STRING 36 



CHAPTER V. PROBLEM OF THE SOUNDS OF PIPES 38 



CHAPTER VI. PROBLEM OF DIFFERENT MODES OF VIBRA- 

 TION OF BODIES IN GENERAL . , 41 



BOOK IX. 

 HISTORY OF OPTICS, FORMAL AND PHYSICAL. 



Introduction . . 51 



