twenty-eight-hundredths

Updated: May 5, 2025

Third the pitch, high or low, which is controlled by the distance from crest to crest of the sound-waves or, as we say, from node to node of the vibrations. To the most sensitive human ear, the highest limit of audibleness is reached by sound-waves estimated at twenty-eight-hundredths of an inch from node to node equal to 48,000 vibrations per second.

Joseph Furphy - Such Is Life