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Bells are among the oldest and most cherished of all musical instruments in human history. Bells existed in the Near East before 1000 B.C., and a number of Chinese bells from the time of the Shang dynasty (1600–1100 B.C.) are found in museums throughout the world. A set of tuned bells from the fifth century B.C. was recently discovered in the Chinese province of Hubei.
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Fletcher, N.H., Rossing, T.D. (1991). Bells. In: The Physics of Musical Instruments. Springer Study Edition. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2980-3_21
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