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 or Carillons and some are in clock towers to tell people the time.
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Bell Media
13th c. BC bell, Shang dynasty
Chinese bronze bell, 18th–16th century BCE
Bianzhong of Marquis Yi of Zeng, dated 433 BCE
Early medieval folded-iron and brazed handbell from Britain
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
modern bee skep shaped bell
- ↑ Starmer 1902, p. 32.
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