 I took coach, having first discoursed with Mr. Hooke a little, whom we met in the streete, about the nature of sounds, and he did make me understand the nature of musicall sounds made by strings, mighty prettily; and told me that having come to a certain...  The Quarterly Review - Page 225edited by - 1925Full view - About this book
 | 1880 - 632 pages
...wrote, August 8, 1666, 'about the nature of sounds, and he did make me understand the nature of musicall sounds made by strings, mighty prettily ; and told...in their flying) by the note that it answers to in musique, during their Hying. That, I suppose, is a little too much refined, but his discourse in general... | |
 | Anniversary calendar - 1832 - 600 pages
...the Catholics, 1647. Pepys notes, 1666 : " Discoursed with Mr. Hooke about the nature of sounds, who told me, that having come to a certain number of vibrations...make any tone, he is able to tell how many strokes u //'// makes with her wings (those Bies that Aura in their flying), by the note that it answers to... | |
 | 1836 - 456 pages
...— Pepys notes in his Diary, 1 666 : — " Discoursed with Mr. Hooke about the nature of sounds, who told me, that having come to a certain number of vibrations...tell how many strokes a fly makes with her wings, (thosa flies that hum in their flying,) by the note that it answers to in music, during their flying.... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1848 - 466 pages
...Discoursed with Mr. Hooke about the nature of sounds, and he did make me understand the nature of musicall sounds made by strings, mighty prettily; and told...in their flying, by the note that it answers to in musique, during their flying. That, I suppose, is a little too much refined; but his discourse in general... | |
 | 1849 - 290 pages
...mighty prettily : he told me that, having eome to the number of vibrations proper to make any tune, he is able to tell how many strokes a fly makes with...(those flies that hum in their flying) by the note whieh it answers to in musiek during their flying." Charles II. puzzled the Royal Soeiety by inquiring,... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1854 - 508 pages
...Discoursed with Mr. Hooke about the nature of sounds, and he did make me understand the nature of musicall sounds made by strings, mighty prettily ; and told...in their flying, by the note that it answers to in musique, during their flying. That, I suppose, is a little too much refined ; but his discourse in... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1855 - 504 pages
...Discoursed with Mr. Hooke about the nature of sounds, and he did make me understand the nature of musicall sounds made by strings, mighty prettily ; and told...fly makes with her wings, those flies that hum in thenflying, by the note that it answers to in musique, during their flying. That, I suppose, is a little... | |
 | John Timbs - 1856 - 304 pages
...altogether. Pepys notes in his Diary, 1666 : " Discoursed with Mr. Hooke about the nature of sounds, who told me, that having come to a certain number of vibrations proper to make any tone, ho is able to tell how many strokes a fly makes with her wings (those flies that hum in their flying)... | |
 | John Timbs - 1857 - 266 pages
...having coino to a certain number of vibrations proper to make any tone, ho is able to toll how mnnv strokes a fly makes with her wings (those flies that hum in thoir flying) by the note that it answers to in music during their flying. That, I suppose, is a little... | |
 | Samuel Pepys - 1866 - 528 pages
...Discoursed with Mr. Hooke about the nature of sounds, and he did make me understand the nature of musicall sounds made by strings, mighty prettily ; and told...in their flying, by the note that it answers to in musique, during their flying. That, I suppose, is a little too much refined ; but his discourse in... | |
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