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WHEN the butt end of a vibrating tuning-fork is placed on a table, the fork will give out, under certain conditions, in addition to its fundamental, a note which is of frequency one octave higher than the note heard when the fork is held to the ear. This fact has been stated by Ellis (Helmholtz, “The Sensations of Tone” second English edition, p. 54), but apparently no explanation has been put forward.
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MAXWELL, R. Tuning-Forks with Parallel Prongs. Nature 119, 124 (1927). https://doi.org/10.1038/119124b0
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