The giant musicians of Brobdingnag get together and perform.

Band Musicians

The giant musicians of Brobdingnag get together and perform.

Within the banner there is a picture of two trumpets surrounded by a floral design.

banner

Within the banner there is a picture of two trumpets surrounded by a floral design.

A standard mercury barometer has a glass column of about 30 inches in height, closed at one end, with an open mercury-filled reservoir at the base. Mercury in the tube adjusts until the weight of the mercury column balances the atmospheric force exerted on the reservoir.

Barometer

A standard mercury barometer has a glass column of about 30 inches in height, closed at one end, with…

A stringed instrument used for playing the bass; the violencello.

Bass-violin

A stringed instrument used for playing the bass; the violencello.

An illustration of seven boys playing the drums standing in a line.

Seven Boys Playing Drums

An illustration of seven boys playing the drums standing in a line.

Children playing instruments.

Children Playing

Children playing instruments.

The guitar is a musical instrument of the chordophone family. The standard guitar has six strings, others are also available. Guitars are recognized as one of the primary instruments in jazz, rock, and pop music.

Nylon String Classical Guitar

The guitar is a musical instrument of the chordophone family. The standard guitar has six strings, others…

Illustration showing the correct and incorrect position of a right line pen against a T-square, triangle, or straight edge when doing geometric constructions.

Positioning Pen for Constructions

Illustration showing the correct and incorrect position of a right line pen against a T-square, triangle,…

A wind instrument blown with the mouth.

Cornet

A wind instrument blown with the mouth.

A father playing a banjo for his daughter before she goes to sleep.

Father Playing Banjo

A father playing a banjo for his daughter before she goes to sleep.

A cylindrical wind instrument, with holes along its length, stopped by the figners or by keys opened by the fingers.

Flute

A cylindrical wind instrument, with holes along its length, stopped by the figners or by keys opened…

A stringed instrument resembling the violin, but larger, and having six strings, played upon with the fingers.

Guitar

A stringed instrument resembling the violin, but larger, and having six strings, played upon with the…

Contrivances by which musical sounds are produced.

Instruments

Contrivances by which musical sounds are produced.

Native musical instruments from Uganda.

Instruments

Native musical instruments from Uganda.

A stringed instrument formerly much in use.

Lute

A stringed instrument formerly much in use.

An illustration of two wandering minstrels caught in a rain storm.

Wandering Minsrtels

An illustration of two wandering minstrels caught in a rain storm.

This stringed instrument is a combination of a banjo, guitar, and mandolin. Each of the heads that stick out of the fingerboard provides a separate set of metallic strings secured to the head and to a common tail piece.

Multiple Stringed Musical instrument

This stringed instrument is a combination of a banjo, guitar, and mandolin. Each of the heads that stick…

The vertical rays are spread over a smaller area, and pass through a thinner layer of air. The vertical rays strike more directly, and, therefore, produce more heat.

Oblique Rays

The vertical rays are spread over a smaller area, and pass through a thinner layer of air. The vertical…

An illustration of a woman playing the organ and a horn.

Woman Playing Organ and Horn

An illustration of a woman playing the organ and a horn.

An illustration of a group of men and women playing musical instruments.

Parlor Band

An illustration of a group of men and women playing musical instruments.

An illustration of two men playing instruments.

Two Men Playing Instruments

An illustration of two men playing instruments.

"In Greek mythology, one of two, or three, or an indeterminate number of sea-nymphs who by their singing fascinated those who sailed by their island, and destroyed them. In works of art they are represented as having the head, arms, and generally the bust of a young woman, the wings and lower part of the body, or sometimes only the feet, of a bird." —Whitney, 1889.
<p>This illustration is of two of the sirens depicted on a funeral marble in Chios. The top siren appears to be dancing. The one on the bottom is playing an instrument.

Sirens on a Greek Funeral Marble

"In Greek mythology, one of two, or three, or an indeterminate number of sea-nymphs who by their singing…

This ornament medallion symbol is a symbol of musical instruments that represent the art of singing. Designed by sculptor Lehr of Berlin, Germany.

Ornament Medallion Symbol

This ornament medallion symbol is a symbol of musical instruments that represent the art of singing.…

"With a long main-line and many instruments in circuit, the resistance may be so great as to render the main-battery current so feeble that it cannot operate the sounder with sufficient energy to render the signals distinctly audible. This difficulty is met by introducing a 'local battery,' and a 'relay' at each station on the line." -Avery 1895

Telegraph Relay

"With a long main-line and many instruments in circuit, the resistance may be so great as to render…

A contrivance for showing the velocity of the wind.

Wind-gauge

A contrivance for showing the velocity of the wind.