Abstract
THE increase in the appreciation of music in A Great Britain, and the importance of a knowledge of acoustics for such purposes as the control of noise and the design of public halls, make the appearance of two books on this subject extremely opportune. There is, however, a fundamental difference between them. Sir James Jeans approaches the reader who has no technical knowledge and interests him in music and its associated physics alike; but Mr. Lloyd addresses the musician, and leads him on to scientific principles for the sake of the understanding that he will thereby gain.
(1) Science and Music
By Sir James Jeans. Pp. x + 258 + 10 plates. (Cambridge: At the University Press, 1937.) 8s. 6d. net.
(2) Music and Sound
By Ll. S. Lloyd. Pp.xiv + 181. (London: Oxford University Press, 1937.) 10s. 6d. net.
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W., G. (1) Science and Music (2) Music and Sound. Nature 140, 947–948 (1937). https://doi.org/10.1038/140947a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/140947a0
