The research is particularly laborious because resonance has a special importance in a great number of forms of construction. It is a much greater factor in transmission than in absorption." I shall not enlarge on this subject here for two reasons : first, I believe that it is not of special interest, at least, in its present state, and second, because it is not proper to present a formal discussion of this subject while the research is still unfinished."The last paragraph is characteristic.The severity of the criticism which Professor Sabine always applied to his own productions increased with time, and it is to this extreme self-criticism and repression that we must ascribe the loss of much invaluable, scientific material.Thanks are due to The American Institute of Architects and to the editors of The American Architect, The Brickbuilder, The Engineering Record, and The Journal of the Franklin Institute, for permission to reprint the articles which originally appeared in their respective Journals.The Editor is also greatly obliged to Dr. Paul Sabine and Mr. Clifford M. Swan for a great deal of valuable material, and to Mr. Frank Chouteau Brown for his assistance in seeing the book through the press. He is particularly indebted to his colleague Professor F. A.Saunders for his invaluable aid in all matters touching the correct presentation of the material of this volume.
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