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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Gardner, Jane P., author. Music science / by Jane P. Gardner ; science consultant, Russ Lewin, science and math educator. pages cm. -- (Science 24/7) Audience: Grades 9 to 12 Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4222-3412-9 (hardback) -- ISBN 978-1-4222-3404-4 (series) -- ISBN 978-1-4222-8496-4 (ebook) 1. Mu- sic--Acoustics and physics--Juvenile literature. 2. Sound-waves--Juvenile literature. 3. Sound--Juvenile literature. I. Title. ML3805.G225 2016 534--dc23 2015004996

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