Day 3: The Bells of Saint-Pierre, Vieille Ville, Geneva

The Clemence Bell, Cathedral Saint-Pierre

During my walk around the old town of Geneva, I visited the archaeological site underneath the cathedral of Saint-Pierre. I saw the place where the great bell "Clemence" was moulded in 1407. As I later climbed the North Tower of the cathedral, I heard the bell chime tunefully, along with a number of smaller bells.

The physics question for today is: How can you predict, based on the dimensions of the bell you are casting, what pitch the bell will produce when struck?

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