How Long to Read Instruments and the Imagination

How Long Does it Take to Read Instruments and the Imagination?

It takes the average reader 5 hours and 54 minutes to read Instruments and the Imagination by Thomas L. Hankins

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Thomas Hankins and Robert Silverman investigate an array of instruments from the seventeenth through the nineteenth century that seem at first to be marginal to science--magnetic clocks that were said to operate by the movements of sunflower seeds, magic lanterns, ocular harpsichords (machines that played different colored lights in harmonious mixtures), Aeolian harps (a form of wind chime), and other instruments of "natural magic" designed to produce wondrous effects. By looking at these and the first recording instruments, the stereoscope, and speaking machines, the authors show that...

How long is Instruments and the Imagination?

Instruments and the Imagination by Thomas L. Hankins is 352 pages long, and a total of 88,704 words.

This makes it 119% the length of the average book. It also has 108% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Instruments and the Imagination Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 8 hours and 4 minutes to read Instruments and the Imagination aloud.

What Reading Level is Instruments and the Imagination?

Instruments and the Imagination is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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