Chronometric Analysis
Total Clock Cycles Counted (N) = 80 cycles
Tuning Fork Frequency (f) = 261 Hz
(Middle C: Exactly 261 vibrations per second. One cycle = 3.83ms)
Formula: Δt = N × (1 / f)
Δt = 80 × 3.83 ms = 306.4 ms
Apparatus Controls
Legend
Tuning Fork (261 Hz Clock)
Acoustic Envelope (Phonautograph)
Mental Processing Time
What is 261 Hz? It represents the musical pitch Middle C. Striking this fork creates 261 rapid back-and-forth oscillations per second, etching a time ruler where each wave peak marks exactly 3.83 milliseconds of elapsed time.
Cylinder: Stationary
Time offset: 0ms
Time offset: 0ms