Bell
A bell is a simple musical instrument. Most bells are made of metal. Many churches use bells to announce the time between hours. Ships usually carry a ship's bell. Alarm bells warn of danger. Some bells are in bell towers, and some are in clock towers to tell people the time.
Bell Media
13th c. BC bell, Shang dynasty
Chinese bronze bell, 18th–16th century BCE
Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, dated 433 BCE
Static bells struck by solenoid-operated hammers in a bell-gable
Mechanism of a bell hung for English full-circle ringing. The bell can swing through a full circle in alternate directions.
English full-circle bells shown in the "down" position, in which they are normally left between ringing sessions
English full-circle bells shown in the "up" position
Wind-powered bell under temple eaves, Banna-ji; Ashikaga, Tochigi
The principal harmonics of the Erfurt bell (1497)[1] typical of a harmonically-tuned bell:[a] strike note is E, with hum note an octave below, minor third, fifth, nominal above, and major third and perfect fifth in the second octave
Big Ben in the Elizabeth Tower of the British Houses of Parliament
modern bee skep shaped bell
- ↑ Starmer 1902, p. 32.
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