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“Έρχεται μια τραγική στιγμή στη ζωή του ανθρώπου, που το θεωρεί τύχη να
μπορέσει να παρατήσει το έχει του, την πατρίδα του, το παρελθόν του και να φύγει, να φύγει λαχανιασμένος αποζητώντας αλλού τη σιγουριά.”
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μπορέσει να παρατήσει το έχει του, την πατρίδα του, το παρελθόν του και να φύγει, να φύγει λαχανιασμένος αποζητώντας αλλού τη σιγουριά.”
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“But life is very short and anxious for those who forget the past, neglect the present, and fear the future.”
― On the Shortness of Life
― On the Shortness of Life
“Often a very old man has no other proof of his long life than his age.”
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
― On the Shortness of Life: Life Is Long if You Know How to Use It
“The distances over which sound can travel underwater are amazing. It is believed that before the proliferation of engine-powered vessels, Antarctic whales could be heard by their Arctic cousins. Such vast ranges are possible partly because sound waves are absorbed far less in water than in air. At 1 kHz, absorption is about 5 dB/km in air (at 30 per cent humidity) but only 0.06 dB/km in seawater. Also, underwater sound waves are much more confined; a noise made in mid-air spreads in all directions, but in the sea the bed and the surface limit vertical spreading.”
― Sound: A Very Short Introduction
― Sound: A Very Short Introduction
“If one wishes to ‘see’ a travelling wave, one must therefore chart air pressure changes through time. One of the first to attempt this was Alexander Graham Bell, who in 1874 procured an ear from a corpse, impregnated it with oil to keep it flexible, and attached a thin straw to its drum. The other end of the straw was allowed to trace a line on a strip of soot-covered glass which was moved along as the ear was shouted at. This wobbly line was the first recording of a sound wave and the device was called an ear phonautograph. To the relief of those who had to construct them, later versions dispensed with dead ears in favour of metal diaphragms.”
― Sound: A Very Short Introduction
― Sound: A Very Short Introduction
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