Plate I · Acoustics

Octave

A study in two tones — their wavelengths, how they sum, and where they meet.

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Fig. 1 Pressure along the air at one instant. Voice I and voice II travel outward together; dots mark where they cross, rules mark where both begin a cycle at once. Below, their sum — the wave your ear receives.
Fig. 2 Voice I drives the pen sideways, voice II up and down. Simple ratios close into still figures; near-misses slowly turn.

Table I Measurements