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<del>Nov 10 1793</del> | <del>Nov 10 1793</del> | ||
<head><del>Account of</del> Experiments on on | <head><del>Account of</del> Experiments <del>on</del> on Conversation tubes*</head> | ||
<del>Account of the</del> <add><del><gap/></del> | <del>Account of the</del> <add><del><gap/></del> | ||
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for the purpose of ascertaining to what distance | for the purpose of ascertaining to what distance | ||
for conversation may be carried on<lb/> | for conversation may be carried on<lb/> | ||
<del>practicability carrying one</del><lb/> | |||
<del>which the idea of making use of <gap/> Paper for conversation</del><lb/> | |||
<del>with secresy by means of <add>through <gap/></add> tubes <gap/> <gap/> of or the <add>between</add>by <gap/> <gap/> of the <gap/></del><lb/> | |||
<lb/>and required<lb/> | |||
<del>at any given distance, must at one of <gap/> stations according</del><lb/> | |||
in a low voice through a tube, between two persons stationed at the respective ends.<lb/> | |||
<del>In the distance has been grounded indicated</del><lb/> | |||
<p><note>Experiments made</note> At the distance of 366 feet a low voice <del>at</del><add>below the pitch of</add> under the tone of<lb/> | |||
ordinary conversation was distinctly heard. The <del>person whose voice</del><lb/> | |||
<del>characteristic tone</del> peculiar <del>tone</del> quality of the voice <del>indicative</del> characteristic <lb/> | |||
of the speaker was perfectly distinguishable.</p> | |||
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Click Here To Edit Nov 10 1793 Account of Experiments on on Conversation tubes*
Account of the
Experiments on which he thinksas have been made for
for the purpose of ascertaining to what distance
for conversation may be carried on
practicability carrying one
which the idea of making use of Paper for conversation
with secresy by means of through tubes of or the betweenby of the
and required
at any given distance, must at one of stations according
in a low voice through a tube, between two persons stationed at the respective ends.
In the distance has been grounded indicated
Experiments made At the distance of 366 feet a low voice atbelow the pitch of under the tone of
ordinary conversation was distinctly heard. The person whose voice
characteristic tone peculiar tone quality of the voice indicative characteristic
of the speaker was perfectly distinguishable.
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experiments on conversation |
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sir samuel bentham |
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