A Book of Noises - Notes on the Auraculous

"A Little Book of Noises gathers together sounds from the cosmos, the natural world, the human world, and the invented world, as well as containing pockets of silence. From the vast sound of sand in the desert to the tuneful warble of a songbird, from the meditative resonance of a temple bell to the improvisational melodies of jazz, this is a celebration of all things "auraculous," or "ear marvelous." Sound shapes our world in invisible but significant ways, and writer Caspar Henderson brings his characteristic curiosity and knowledge to the subject to take us on an exhilarating journey to examine noise related to humans (anthropophony), other life (biophony), our planet (geophony), and space (cosmophony)"--

About the author

Caspar Henderson is a writer and journalist living in Oxford, England. He is the author of The Book of Barely Imagined Beings and A New Map of Wonders, both published by the University of Chicago Press. As a journalist, he covers topics such as energy, science, environment, and human rights.

Product details

• Authors: Caspar Henderson, Henderson Caspar
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.11.2023
• EAN: 9780226823232
• ISBN: 978-0-226-82323-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 216 mm x 28 mm
• Weight: 594 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Physics, astronomy > Mechanics, acoustics; SCIENCE / Acoustics & Sound, Wave mechanics (vibration & acoustics), Wave mechanics (vibration and acoustics)