The sound book : the science of the sonic wonders of the world /
"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 op...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
W.W. Norton & Company,
2014.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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| Summary: | "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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| Item Description: | "Published in Great Britain by The Bodley Head under the title 'Sonic wonderland : a scientific odyssey of sound'"--Title page verso. |
| Physical Description: | 331 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780393239799 (hardcover) : 0393239799 (hardcover) |