On the principles of sound : their application in the construction of public buildings ; particularly to the new Houses of Parliament ; and assimilation with the mechanism of the human ear / by A.W. Webster.

Main entry:

Webster, Alphonso William.

Title & Author:

Publication:

London : The Author, 1841.

Description:

viii, 111 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm

Notes:
pt. I. On the principles of sound -- pt. II. On the application of the principles of sound to the construction of public buildings -- pt. III. On the structure and functions of the human ear.

Exhibitions:

Exhibited: "Sensations urbaines = Sense of the city", Centre canadien d'architecture, Oct. 26, 2005-Sept. 10, 2006.

Subject:

Architectural acoustics.
Hearing.
Acoustique architecturale.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 45393
Call No.: W7073
Status: Available

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