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IN spite of all the work which has been done on the ear, it is common knowledge that we still do not know precisely how the ear works. When Weaver and Bray first announced their discovery of the electrical potentials produced by the ear, it looked as if the resonance theory of Helmholtz would have to be finally abandoned. It was found, however, that an incorrect interpretation had been placed on these researches, so that to-day there are probably more believers in the resonance theory than ever before.
Hearing
Its Psychology and Physiology. By Dr. Stanley Smith Stevens and Dr. Hallowell Davis. Pp. xv + 489. (New York : John Wiley and Sons, Inc.; London : Chapman and Hall, Ltd., 1938.) 22s. 6d. net.
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HARTRIDGE, H. Theories of Hearing. Nature 144, 570 (1939). https://doi.org/10.1038/144570a0
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