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Author Cox, Trevor J.

Title The sound book : the science of the sonic wonders of the world / Trevor Cox.

Publication Info. New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2014.

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Location Call No. Public Note Status
 Davis Adult Nonfiction  550.1534 COX    CHECK SHELVES
Edition First American edition.
Description 331 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm
Content type text rdacontent
Format volume rdacarrier
Note "Published in Great Britain by The Bodley Head under the title 'Sonic wonderland : a scientific odyssey of sound'"--Title page verso.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-311) and index.
Contents 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.
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.
Subject Sounds -- Popular works.
Noise -- Popular works.
Added Title Sonic wonderland
ISBN 9780393239799
0393239799