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“First of all one must observe that each pendulum has its own time of vibration, so definite and determinate, that it is not possible to make it move with any other period than that which nature has given it. On the other hand one can confer motion upon a heavy pendulum which is at rest by simply blowing against it. By repeating these blasts with a frequency which is the same as that of the pendulum one can impart considerable motion.” (Galileo Galilei, Discorsi a Due Nuove Scienze (1638))
“First of all one must observe that each pendulum has its own time of vibration, so definite and determinate, that it is not possible to make it move with any other period than that which nature has given it. On the other hand one can confer motion upon a heavy pendulum which is at rest by simply blowing against it. By repeating these blasts with a frequency which is the same as that of the pendulum one can impart considerable motion.”
(Galileo Galilei, Discorsi a Due Nuove Scienze (1638))
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Başar, E. (1998). Resonance Phenomena in the Brain, Physical Systems, and Nature. In: Brain Function and Oscillations. Springer Series in Synergetics. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-72192-2_8
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