Sound: A Course of Lectures
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"Sound: A Course of Lectures" is a 19th-century scientific work that explains the principles of acoustics and the nature of sound in a series of accessible public lectures.
All labels observed (1)
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| Sound: A Course of Lectures canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6146264 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sound: A Course of Lectures Context triple: [John Tyndall, wrote, Sound: A Course of Lectures]
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A.
Nouvelles réflexions sur le principe sonore
Nouvelles réflexions sur le principe sonore is a theoretical treatise by Jean-Philippe Rameau that further develops his influential ideas on the nature of sound and the foundations of harmony in music.
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B.
Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning
Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning is a seminal work of linguistic theory by Roman Jakobson that explores the relationship between phonological structure and the creation of meaning in language.
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C.
The Pisa Lectures
The Pisa Lectures are a series of influential talks by Noam Chomsky that laid out the core ideas of his Government and Binding theory in generative grammar.
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D.
Lectures to My Students
Lectures to My Students is a classic collection of pastoral lectures by Charles Spurgeon offering practical and spiritual guidance for ministers and preachers.
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E.
The Science of Musical Sound
The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sound: A Course of Lectures Target entity description: "Sound: A Course of Lectures" is a 19th-century scientific work that explains the principles of acoustics and the nature of sound in a series of accessible public lectures.
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A.
Nouvelles réflexions sur le principe sonore
Nouvelles réflexions sur le principe sonore is a theoretical treatise by Jean-Philippe Rameau that further develops his influential ideas on the nature of sound and the foundations of harmony in music.
-
B.
Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning
Six Lectures on Sound and Meaning is a seminal work of linguistic theory by Roman Jakobson that explores the relationship between phonological structure and the creation of meaning in language.
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C.
The Pisa Lectures
The Pisa Lectures are a series of influential talks by Noam Chomsky that laid out the core ideas of his Government and Binding theory in generative grammar.
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D.
Lectures to My Students
Lectures to My Students is a classic collection of pastoral lectures by Charles Spurgeon offering practical and spiritual guidance for ministers and preachers.
-
E.
The Science of Musical Sound
The Science of Musical Sound is a book by engineer and acoustics researcher John R. Pierce that explains the physical and perceptual principles underlying how music and sound are produced, transmitted, and heard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
acoustics textbook
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book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| aim | to explain the principles of acoustics to non-specialists ⓘ |
| coversTopic |
acoustic experiments
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echoes ⓘ interference of sound ⓘ loudness ⓘ musical tones ⓘ nature of sound ⓘ pitch ⓘ propagation of sound in air ⓘ reflection of sound ⓘ resonance ⓘ timbre ⓘ vibration ⓘ wave motion ⓘ |
| describedAs |
accessible explanation of the principles of acoustics
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series of public lectures ⓘ |
| educationalApproach |
demonstration-based teaching of physics
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lecture-based exposition ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | introductory ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
physical acoustics
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physics ⓘ |
| format | series of lectures ⓘ |
| genre |
popular science
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science education ⓘ |
| hasForm | lecture notes ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual lectures on specific aspects of sound ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Victorian era ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general public
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students of physics ⓘ |
| isAbout |
how sound is perceived by humans
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how sound is produced ⓘ how sound is transmitted ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
acoustics
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sound ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th-century physics understanding of sound ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | didactic work ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
qualitative explanation
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simple quantitative reasoning ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Sound: A Course of Lectures Description of subject: "Sound: A Course of Lectures" is a 19th-century scientific work that explains the principles of acoustics and the nature of sound in a series of accessible public lectures.
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