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... Drum 34 . The Electric Shoe 33. Graphic Records of Walking and Running 35. Regular Retarded Rhythm 36. Irregular Retarded Rhythm 33 33 53 53 53 54 55 37. Regular Accelerated Rhythm 55 38. Irregular Accelerated Rhythm . 55 39. Regular ...
... Drum 34 . The Electric Shoe 33. Graphic Records of Walking and Running 35. Regular Retarded Rhythm 36. Irregular Retarded Rhythm 33 33 53 53 53 54 55 37. Regular Accelerated Rhythm 55 38. Irregular Accelerated Rhythm . 55 39. Regular ...
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... drum . The smoked paper is prepared by stretching ordinary glazed paper around the drum and holding a smoky gas or benzine flame under it . A soft black surface is thus obtained , in which the point of the marker draws a wavy line as the ...
... drum . The smoked paper is prepared by stretching ordinary glazed paper around the drum and holding a smoky gas or benzine flame under it . A soft black surface is thus obtained , in which the point of the marker draws a wavy line as the ...
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... drum and the resting on the smoked paper . made , it jumps through the paper scattering the smoke and making a white dot . In Fig . 3 the metallic point is the time - marker itself . Every time we move the finger a dot is made on the ...
... drum and the resting on the smoked paper . made , it jumps through the paper scattering the smoke and making a white dot . In Fig . 3 the metallic point is the time - marker itself . Every time we move the finger a dot is made on the ...
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... drum and then removed ) is placed on it . It is connected with a wire Cfrom the spark coil . The other wire from the coil leads to the pen D in a metal holder covered with rubber . A vibrating elec- tric fork ( Fig . 3 ) is placed in ...
... drum and then removed ) is placed on it . It is connected with a wire Cfrom the spark coil . The other wire from the coil leads to the pen D in a metal holder covered with rubber . A vibrating elec- tric fork ( Fig . 3 ) is placed in ...
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... drum . The moment the sound is heard by the person experi- mented upon , he moves the finger in the the reaction - key ; thus a second spark is made on the time - line . A record similar to that of Fig . 4 is obtained ; the num- ber of ...
... drum . The moment the sound is heard by the person experi- mented upon , he moves the finger in the the reaction - key ; thus a second spark is made on the time - line . A record similar to that of Fig . 4 is obtained ; the num- ber of ...
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