 | Erasmus Darwin - 1806 - 400 pages
...between two bits of fmooth wood a little hollowed ; Ib that when a gentle current of air from bellows was blown on the edge of the ribbon, it gave an agreeable tone, as it vibrated betvvet n the wooden fides, much like a human voice. This head pronounced the p, b, m, and. the vowel... | |
 | Ernst Ludwig Krause - 1879 - 230 pages
...speaking machine was a favourite idea, and for this end he invented a phonetic alphabet. His machine, or " head, pronounced the " p, b, m, and the vowel a, with...who heard it unseen, " when it pronounced the words mama, papa, " map, and pam ; and it had a most plain* Dr. Krause informs me " that the Moravian engineer,... | |
 | Ernst Krause - 1879 - 224 pages
...speaking machine was a favourite idea, and for this end he invented a phonetic alphabet. His machine, or " head, pronounced the " p, b, m, and the vowel a, with...who heard it unseen, " when it pronounced the words mama, papa, " map, and pain ; and it had a most plain* Dr. Krause informs me " that the Moravian engineer,... | |
 | Ernst Krause - 1880 - 230 pages
...idea, and for this end he invented a phonetic alphabet. His machine, or " head, pronounced the "/>, b, m, and the vowel a, with so great " nicety as to...who heard it unseen, " when it pronounced the words mama, papa, " map, and pam ; and it had a most plain* Dr. Krause informs me " that the Moravian engineer,... | |
 | 1917 - 678 pages
...between two bits of smooth wood a little hollowed; so that when a gentle current of air from bellows was blown on the edge of the ribbon, it gave an agreeable...much like a human voice. This head pronounced the p, Ъ, т, and the vowel a, with so great nicety as to deceive all who heard it unseen, when it pronounced... | |
 | John Michels (Journalist) - 1917 - 672 pages
...between two bits of smooth wood a little hollowed; so that when a gentle current of air from bellows was blown on the edge of the ribbon, it gave an agreeable...much like a human voice. This head pronounced the p, 6, m, and the vowel a, with so great nicety as to deceive all who heard it unseen, when it pronounced... | |
 | 1918 - 454 pages
...between two bits of smooth wood a little hollowed; so that when a gentle current of air from bellows was blown on the edge of the ribbon, it gave an agreeable tone, as it vibrated betwen the wooden sides, much like a human voice. This had pronounced the p, b, m, and the vowel a,... | |
 | 1917 - 782 pages
...between two bits of smooth wood a little hollowed ; so that when a gentle current of air from bellows was blown on the edge of the ribbon, it gave an agreeable...like a human voice. This head pronounced the p, b, in, and the vowel a, with so great nicety as to deceive all who heard it unseen, when it pronounced... | |
 | 1917 - 678 pages
...between the wooden sides, much like a human voice. This head pronounced the p, 6, m, and the vowel o, with so great nicety as to deceive all who heard it unseen, when it pronounced mama, papa, map and pam ; and had a most plaintive tone, when the lips were gradually closed. All the... | |
 | Osborn Zoological Laboratory - 1917 - 498 pages
...between two bits of smooth wood a little hollowed; so that when a gentle current of air from bellows was blown on the edge of the ribbon, it gave an agreeable...deceive all who heard it unseen, when it pronounced mama, papa, map and pam; and had a most plaintive tone, when the lips were gradually closed. All the... | |
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... both which could be quickly opened or closed by the pressure of the fingers, the vocality was given by a silk ribbon about an inch long and a quarter of an inch wide stretched between two bits of smooth wood a little hollowed; so that when a gentle... 
